A way to keep
track of your health insurance, insurance
claims, and health care expenses.
A startup that
provides a gamified platform to help
businesses understand and improve products
and services to their customers. The startup
sees itself as a kind of “Twilio for data”.
A software
product that connects salespeople to
prospects and enables them to follow up
after the sale.
A startup that
combines cloud data storage and analytics to
help improve IT decision making.
Using AI, this
startup aims to make it easier for people to
help their friends and family by text. The
platform is currently running in beta in New
York City for the time being.
A tool that
helps companies convert web traffic into
revenue. It’s an example of a promising tool
that will help democratize data.
A startup for
people to rent items, like bikes, skis,
surfboards, etc. from their neighbors, when
they’re not using them.
iau is building
a tool to make it easier for marketers to
track their digital campaigns, helping them
get more data on their marketing efforts.
The startup says it’s already working with
over 50 marketing agencies.
A company that
helps food trucks get paid for food that was
previously ordered but never delivered,
taking the hassle out of money transfers and
payments.
A company that
aims to make low-risk, high-return
investments in real estate.
A GitHub
alternative that will allow developers to
host their code outside of GitHub's walled
garden.
This startup is
developing a platform for automated “in
house” customer service, which the company
claims reduces the cost of customer support.
A startup that
helps MIT researchers start new companies.
It’s a new twist on a classic idea, as the
startup connects entrepreneurs with
researchers to facilitate their work.
Mainly a podcast
company with a new focus on music and
creative content.
A start-up that
wants to replace the messy and outdated
process of filling out tax forms with a
website that will do the whole job for you.
Taxcobo’s CEO says his company can save you
10 hours of work a year, or about $1,000,
and its employees are former tax
professionals.
This is a
startup that has the goal of “making it
easier” for home-schooling parents to manage
their families’ finances.
A London startup
that helps drone pilots track down lost
drones.
A startup for
connecting people with legal representation
when they’re in trouble.
A social grocery
store that allows users to order groceries
through a single platform to have them
delivered.
A home delivery
service for groceries, fully automated.
Currently working in San Francisco.
A tool for
managing your social media accounts,
allowing users to see their entire social
media feed on one dashboard.
This startup is
building a messaging app for drivers. It
allows drivers to rate their drivers, look
for companies that are hiring, and even find
new carpools.
This startup is
building kitchen tools that let you build
food, order food, and pay for it all online.
A “bottom of the
funnel” growth platform for B2B companies.
Based in Vancouver, the platform helps
businesses identify leads and convert them
into paying customers.
A “digital-first
investment firm” that aims to make using the
site easy and painless. They’re in the early
stages of beta, and have just made their
first investment.
A startup that
strives to be the Google of the health care
industry by helping doctors get the
information they need to make the best
medical decisions.
A new way of
making yogurt. Instead of a starter culture,
they grow the yogurt with probiotics.
A Paris-based
digital marketplace for people who want to
sell their unused items.
A startup with
the aim of lowering the cost of delivering
medical care to remote regions. The company
wants to build a tele-health network where
doctors can treat patients remotely.
A web services
platform that connects developers and
organizations to build web-based apps to run
on any device.
A startup that
trains people to do things like sell
physical products on Etsy.
A company that
creates a line of high-end electric scooters
for use in urban areas, no motorcycle
license required.
A crowdfunding
platform for startups, allowing people to
invest in entrepreneurs as a way to get
access to a new product before it’s ready
for the market. Borrowing the model of
Kickstarter, AngelList connects people with
startups without the need to make a down
payment.
The Parisian
startup is building a digital version of a
tour guide. The app will help people feel
more connected to a place and know more
about it than they currently do. The company
has already raised €4.1 million and is
currently on track to close a €5 million
round.
On-demand
service for the storage and transfer of
digital photos.
A shopping app
in India that helps users buy online and has
a loyalty program. The startup has a
reported 4 million users.
A company that
lets businesses sell discounted
subscriptions to their members.
A content
management system built on a social media
platform, designed for agencies, PR
professionals and creative entrepreneurs
The startup aims
to provide an A/B testing platform for
websites, letting users test different
colour schemes and layouts.
This is an
employee referral tool that helps companies
make more effective referrals.
A tool tasked
with helping local governments and
non-profits collaborate through digital
tools.
We’ve talked
before about Airtable, an app that lets you
organize your data and share it with teams.
They’ve recently launched a new feature that
lets you share spreadsheets with a link for
copying and pasting.
(BETA) A social
network, which takes the form of a game,
where users can win rewards for answering
questions.
The idea is to
build a platform that makes it easier to
manage and collaborate on Excel
spreadsheets, which would be useful for
people working on projects with a lot of
data that they need to send around.
In terms of what
these startups are trying to accomplish,
they all have slightly different goals, but
they are all trying to solve the same
problem. What they have in common is they
are building solutions that are focused
around simplifying the experience of
managing data, both of the data and the
tools used to manage it.
This is an
online video platform for people who want to
produce content without needing to learn how
to edit video. The app helps users create
video with professional-level effects and
edits, and allows users to share their
videos on social media.
“A personal
assistant for your meetings and travel
arrangements”.
A company that
helps people hunt for and find the right
home for them. The B2B business takes a more
detailed look into the details of a home’s
design and location, while the B2C service
takes a more granular approach to the home’s
amenities and location.
A startup that
helps businesses in the UK get the cheapest
rates on international shipping
A way to allow
people to get paid to play games. People
earn money by playing games online or via
streaming.
idea: A startup
for professional freelance writers to sell
their work.
A platform that
helps vendors find distributors that can
offer them a better deal.
Twilio, a
company that provides cloud-based
communication and telephony APIs, is one of
the most well-known startups at YC. Their
newest project is a tool that helps call
center agents manage multiple languages.
A tool that
helps users track their fitness progress,
measure calories burned, and connect with
friends.
A platform for
selling products on Amazon that don’t have a
legitimate Amazon Prime shipping option, but
you can still get free two-day shipping.
A startup that
helps people get around their cities by
providing to-do lists, and letting them chat
with others to help them get around.
A workout
program that keeps track of how many
calories you’re burning.
This app
connects users with local barbershops and
salons. These are user-managed shops that
the startup connects with through its own
app.
A tool for
geotagging photos and videos on iOS devices,
and an app that creates photo collages from
your photos.
This startup
wants to be the Netflix of dating. It wants
to connect couples by matching them based on
what they’re looking for in a partner. It
also wants to keep track of everything
couples do together.
A software
platform that allows users to control and
visualize their data. The goal is to provide
a user-friendly interface that allows users
to visualize, analyze and make decisions
across their data, and tell what’s happening
and what they can do about it. Think of it
as a personal dashboard for your own data.
Slack is a
project management and chat platform for
teams and groups. Slack builds software as a
service (SaaS) products, which are web-based
applications that companies or organizations
can use instead of having to install or
maintain software on their own computer.
A digital
lending library for small business owners.
A startup that
helps people manage their credit score
The founders of
this company want to build a more connected
and secure version of Amazon’s Alexa, one
that can work with smart home devices and
allow users to access the internet through
their voice.
We’ve talked
before about Airtable, an app that lets you
organize your data and share it with teams.
They’ve recently launched a new feature that
lets you share spreadsheets with a link for
copying and pasting.
A startup that
built a platform for making music, which is
now being built into an app
A software
platform for publishers to create, share,
and monetize digital magazines. The company
is a digital media company and content
platform service provider.
A platform for
fashion brands to manage their products,
with a lean startup that seeks to build a
marketplace where brands can sell their
products directly to consumers.
A B2B SaaS that
provides data visualization and analytics
for organizations, allowing them to quickly
create and analyze reports and charts.
A tool to help
people find out which of their friends are
on the same flight as them.
A startup that
helps people with finding and organizing
their digital photos
A hardware
startup that’s building a ground-based
sensor network to monitor air pollution,
with an eye towards monitoring air quality
in the developing world.
A system that
gives builders and renovators an easy way to
track down previous owners and use the
information to create a more authentic
renovation process. The startup says it has
already helped about 10,000 customers, with
3,000 of those using it to find previous
owners.
This startup is
building a network of community centers, but
with a twist — they’re using all-online
technology to make it easier for users to
access services.
A startup that
helps small-business owners and managers
track and manage their expenses with a suite
of easy to use tools
When you want to
buy a new coat, you order it from a store.
When you want to buy a new car, you do the
same, and your credit card company gets in
touch with you. When you want to buy a new
smartphone, you have to go through the same
process. It’s a bit of a hassle, and it
costs a lot of money.
Open source
software meant to help e-commerce sites
track items in their inventory. Marketers
want to know where to buy their products and
what items are selling.
A peer-to-peer
credit marketplace that matches borrowers
and investors in the US
A software
development startup that uses Slack to
streamline the process of creating new apps,
and has moved on to building new apps and
services itself.
A startup that
provides a service to help people get their
business up and running in another country
This is a
company that aims to build a free,
open-source, community-driven framework that
makes it easy to build chatbots. The team is
looking to build out a bot-building platform
that allows you to create your own chatbot
with just a couple of clicks and then
download the bot as an app.
A private social
network for women in Saudi Arabia, where
women are nearly banned from working or even
being on the internet.
The company is
creating a new model for live-streaming
video, designed for companies and clients to
create live broadcasts at their own pace.
This company’s
founders were previously in the gaming
industry, and want to help make that
industry more inclusive. The startup is
building a platform to help game developers
with user acquisition and retention by
building in features for “people of color,
women, and LGBTQ people.”
A digital
marketing agency built to help businesses
compete on social media. The company wants
to help businesses build lists, track
engagement and build loyalty.
A startup that
is building an AI-powered chatbot to help
you find and buy your favorite sneakers.
Users can create an account with the startup
and then have the chatbot ask them questions
about their favorite sneakers.
A team health
and fitness app with a day-by-day view of
your schedule, tracking your reps, sets,
rest and rest-pause sessions. The app also
creates a social network around your
workouts, creating a community around shared
fitness goals.
This company is
building a mobile app meant to allow people
to book appointments with a doctor.
The company
functions as a type of a social network for
the sales and marketing needs of companies.
It’s based on the idea that, for marketing
purposes, companies should be their own
customers. The startup is currently in beta,
working on launching a mobile app, and is
still in the seed stage.
A platform that
enables investors to raise money with a
single filing, much like a SaaS product.
A startup
offering to hire and manage employees for
small to medium businesses.
A new way to
manage data and big data, with an emphasis
on security and compliance.
A platform that
lets you build custom quizzes, sortable by
question difficulty, time and topic.
A software
development startup that uses Slack to
streamline the process of creating new apps,
and has moved on to building new apps and
services itself.
A digital
assistant for financial services.
A platform that
lets you upload your own smart contracts
onto the Ethereum blockchain.
The startup is
building a new standard for what an API is.
The company gathers data from over 20 APIs,
then organizes it into a single,
self-contained API.
Yieldbot is a
property management software startup looking
to help people manage their real estate
investment properties, and get an extra
return on their investment.
A startup that
provides tools for fashion brand managers
reviewing their own website performance and
getting analytics from Google Analytics.
A company that
wants to take the lead in creating a system
to pay for things at the point of delivery.
A solution for
people to get around restrictions on the
internet.
Being a
photographer is a full-time job, and the
photos you take often end up in a gallery or
on someone’s Instagram for a few hours
before disappearing. But with this startup,
you can make money from those screenshots
and still get paid for them after.
A hand-held
device to track and manage medical supplies
and patient inventory
A SaaS-based
service for retailers that helps them manage
their shipping.
A platform that
helps companies run meetings, trainings, and
events. They’re working with over 200
organizations and have 10,000 paid users and
1 million free users.
A startup that’s
building a one-stop shop for small
businesses that spans several different
verticals, including payroll, accounting and
consulting.
A startup that
helps companies order supplies, save money
by consolidating orders, and get information
about their order from real-time data.
CEO of the
startup is a former Google engineer that
says they are “building a better way to do
recruiting”
Wheelchair-mounted
fans to cool you down while you’re sitting
in a wheelchair. The startup is among the
first contestants into a new category for
Kickstarter called “Mobility” that the
company says is meant to help bring people
who wouldn’t otherwise be able to take part
in crowdfunding to the platform.
Startup that
wants to simplify the process for consumers
to order their own produce from local farms.
SaaS that lets
you organize your expenses by spending
category, expense type, date, amount, and
more.
A startup that
produces renewable energy and products from
biomass.
A company that
helps people determine if they have a health
condition that warrants a visit to a doctor.
A company that
provides a way for users to access health
insurance across all markets for a month.
The startup is expanding to the US.
A startup that
helps Russian companies in the manufacturing
industry source materials and negotiate
deals.
A marketing
automation platform for retail brands. The
company is planning to roll out a mobile app
in mid-August.
A digital health
startup that builds patient-facing tools to
help doctors educate patients on their
conditions and symptoms.
A tool that lets
retailers build out-of-home experiences.
A new digital
platform that helps businesses manage their
own digital presence on social media,
allowing them to have a single URL, a single
account, and a single look on all their
social media.
This is a tool
to help people make better decisions about
their financial lives. The company wants to
help people crunch and visualize financial
data in order to make better decisions. Part
of that is tracking their spending.
A product that
helps people with chronic pain by suggesting
medicines that are complementary to other
treatments, preventing them from having to
stop their treatment unnecessarily.
A web-based
platform that makes it easier for content
creators to manage their social media
streams, with the goal of helping them
better manage their brand.
This startup
allows businesses to track their
online/social media marketing, and also
offers a way to get promoted for sharing
interesting content.
A startup that
aims to replace the human factor with
machine learning to make sales and customer
service easier.
A crowdfunding
platform for original video content.
A facial
recognition startup that lets brands create
custom-built advertisements by uploading a
photograph of a user and getting a real-time
computer-generated version to match with the
real one.
An idea
management and idea exchange platform.
A platform that
helps restaurants manage their supply chain
and order inventory to keep the stores
stocked. The startup was acquired by the
parent company of Whole Foods.
A startup that
helps people learn to speak other languages.
The startup aims to use gamification and
gamified courses to help people learn
foreign languages.
This L.A.-based
startup is building a solution that connects
“millennials” with their favorite brands and
stores.
This is a
startup that combines the likes of Stripe,
PayPal and Venmo in one platform. It’s a
payment processing platform for merchants in
the US.
A startup that
sells a subscription service that sends
someone to clean your house once a month.
The startup is advertising the service on
Facebook, reaching a lot of potential
customers that have seen its ads and are
interested in it.
An AI-based
solution for managing customer service, with
plans to launch in February.
An AI-driven
startup that aims to predict which people
will die from cancer.
A startup that
creates online courses that teach people how
to do common home repairs
People who want
to start a company but don’t know how to do
so can learn to do it from this startup.
They teach entrepreneurs how to raise small
amounts of money, how to run a team, and how
to keep track of their business.
A platform for
small businesses to get financial advice and
coaching from experts
A global,
affordable, and easy-to-use online
document-to-evidence service.
A digital
platform for retailers to sell products
without needing to collect payments.
A tool to help
organizations centralize their
communication. The app makes it easy to send
messages to all employees or just a handful
of people.
This startup is
building a platform to help journalists
write better. It’s best for longer writing,
and it lets you know which writing styles
and topics are best for you.
A company that
builds out the infrastructure for building a
new car. They work directly with the auto
manufacturing industry, which they say is
the only industry in the world that doesn’t
have a good online way for customers to
assemble the car they’ve bought.
An image-capture
app for the visually impaired. The startup
is building an app that would let people
with a visual impairment read images and
make them accessible to other people. It’s
currently working on a no-cost product for
people with low vision.
A social media
platform for artists, who can use it to
share their work and connect with other
artists.
A platform that
lets homeowners and renters connect with
each other and build a pool of resources for
what they need.
A company that
helps companies manage their customers by
offering sales and marketing insights, as
well as a “C-suite of customer-experience
experts”
A startup that
lets you send and receive payments with your
bank account, but also with your phone.
A platform for
online retailers to sell products, primarily
on Amazon, Shopify, and AliExpress. The
startup wants to provide more of a full
platform for e-commerce companies, allowing
them to accept payments, manage inventory
and payment processing, and integrate with
Stripe to get paid.
PetMD is a
vet-tech startup that helps pet owners with
a range of services, from consulting to pet
care. It has a “pet concierge” service to
help owners with questions like what to feed
their pets when taking them to the vet, and
what food to pick up on the way home.
A startup that
aims to use machine learning to predict
which people will be most receptive to a new
product.
A tool for audio
signal processing that can help vocalists
learn new notes faster, with a similar
approach to techniques used in speech
therapy.
A startup that
will sell you gear that can help you monitor
and control your pets remotely, with a focus
on helping pet owners in developing
countries.
A platform for
restaurants to accept online orders and
better manage their relationships with
customers. The startup helps restaurants
find and track customers, manage orders, and
build loyalty.
This startup
helps companies digitize their product
development processes. The company combines
machine learning, AI, and blockchain to help
product teams automate their processes.
A company that
offers a closed-loop technology for managing
real-time customer service representatives.
Unbounce’s system enables companies to
manage customer interactions in real-time,
and give back control of the customer’s
experience to the organization.
The company's
premise is to deliver a social network built
around music, where users can interact with
other artists. As it's a start-up, its scope
is limited, but it's got a solid team of
artists and managers backing it.
A mobile app
that helps people track down the best
restaurants nearby for whatever occasion
they are looking to host.
A company that
provides a “No-Wait” service for
restaurants, with the goal being that
customers don’t have to wait 10 minutes for
their food, but can order and get it before
they leave the restaurant. The company has
partnered with six San Francisco restaurants
and revenue is growing.
A software
company that makes “tools that help the
world’s leading brands and agencies build
and run their multi-channel customer
engagement programs.”
A startup that
provides a platform for the creation of
high-end products that helps you collaborate
with other artists to create custom
products.
A platform that
connects local businesses with customers,
and helps them deliver packages directly to
the customer’s door.
A two-sided
marketplace that connects brands with
influencers, allowing influencers to sell
their followers’ opinions on products they
endorse on Instagram.
Idea:
Notification-Based B2B Communications
A three-year-old
company building a real-time communication
and collaboration platform for businesses
and teams. It’s a tool that helps teams stay
on the same page, and communicate as they
work.
A startup in San
Francisco that wants to help you track your
data on your phone, through a “personal
dashboard” that helps you understand and use
data to improve your health. The startup’s
primary goal is to build an app that will
help people decide what medical procedures
they want to have done today and in the
future, and then be able to track the status
of those procedures through an app.
A platform for
employees to sell donated items to raise
money for charity.
A software tool
that helps companies manage expenses, track
their spending, and make more money. The
startup is looking to work with large
corporations.
A startup to
help you manage your data and stay up to
date on what’s legally allowed access to
your data
A finance
startup that helps businesses manage their
money in a better way, using their own data
and algorithms to optimize spending and
savings.
A platform that
lets you order custom-made clothes from over
1 million products.
A startup that
allows parents to track their kids’ and
teens’ activities. The startup is currently
focused on South Africa.
A startup that
wants to make live video marketing as simple
as possible for brands. The company’s
founders say they’ve already helped over
1,000 brands, and are having success with
brands like Best Buy.
A
blockchain-based platform that helps
independent software vendors monetize their
software via a network of app stores.
This startup is
a real estate marketplace for owners to rent
out their properties for short-term stays,
like Airbnb. They have over 25,000
properties on their platform.
A startup that
lets you create a custom, branded, and
optimized mobile application using the same
platform that’s used by Apple, Google, and
Microsoft.
A music
streaming service that helps you better
discover new artists and tracks
A digital
warehouse that helps artists store and
stream their work.
The founders
walked away from their jobs in the
technology industry to focus on food, and
built a tech app that makes it easier and
cheaper for restaurants to source from local
farmers.
A “social
network for remote companies”, allowing
employees to share what they’re working on.
This startup is
building a startup incubator for technology
startups in China.
This startup
that makes a “virtual shared workspace”.
A data analytics
company that wants to crack the code on how
to use data science to identify influencers
in social media.
A startup that
helps people find and book restaurants and
make reservations. It’s already used for
over 1,000 reservations.
A company that
wants to help you grow your business by
giving you the tools to make smart
decisions.
A startup that
helps businesses find out how many customers
they have, how much they spend and where
they came from.
A platform for
employers to manage their recruiting needs
without having to use their own
infrastructure. It currently has 35
customers.
A startup
building a “vertical-first” social network.
The startup says it’s “targeting the very
oldest of the old”, helping people who are
looking to connect with people who are older
than 50.
The following
people have been appointed to the board of
directors at IdeaScale:
A tool for
helping companies quickly build their own
email marketing campaigns. The startup helps
businesses with their email marketing needs
and is already working with companies like
The New Republic and The New York Times.
A tool for
bookkeepers to do accounting.
A collection of
online educational materials available for
free.
A software
company that can help companies provide the
data about their customers that’ll help them
make better, more personal, and more
relevant marketing.
A company that
builds a software-as-a-service platform that
helps people manage their wealth.They
provide a way to create a savings plan
that’s customizable based on the user’s
specific needs. They also provide a digital
portfolio that allows people to manage all
of their financial accounts in one place.
A web-based
platform to create and manage Skype and
Google Hangouts meetings.
A startup that
connects companies that need a developer to
work on their mobile app with those looking
to hire a developer.
A way to know
when a shipment will arrive. The company is
building a mobile app that allows truckers
to track the progress of their shipments in
real-time.
Idea: Schedule,
organize, and pay for a group vacation
A company that
wants to sell tools used for computer-aided
design.
A startup to
help you manage your data and stay up to
date on what’s legally allowed access to
your data
A company that
looks to make it easier for people to order
delivery from restaurants through their cell
phone, using an app.
This startup is
looking to help people invest in property in
ways that are cheaper and more secure than
the usual methods.
A personalized
recommendation platform that helps you
discover new apps and games. The startup
offers a $1 per month premium subscription
that displays recommendations based on your
taste in games or other things.
“A platform that
allows you to connect with professionals in
your area,” as the pitch goes.
A “street level”
mobile app that helps users select a local
driver to take them to their destination,
and pay for the trip via the app.
A platform that
lets you quickly create and launch a new
website, 24 hours later.
A startup to
help brands and marketers who want to
promote their products on Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter.
A network of
e-commerce businesses all operating on one
platform.
Helps companies
manage their customer relationships,
including payments, strategy, and
communication.
A SaaS solution
that helps software developers build and
manage mobile applications. The startup is
looking to allow companies to create a
mobile application for any of their
products, with the system automatically
building the app for them.
A platform that
helps companies build their own “anchor
stores” — the “experiences” that people want
to do in a particular city. For example, a
company like Amazon might want to open up a
store in San Francisco, but they’re not the
first company to do so. The startup builds
out a list of all the other stores in the
area, and allows companies to apply to open
up a new one.
A company that
provides a platform to connect small
businesses to vendors, giving them a chance
to expand their business without committing
to a big purchase.
A platform that
helps companies manage, track and monetize
their content. They have three enterprise
customers on board, including T-Mobile and a
law firm.
A dateable
dating app, not unlike Bumble.
A messaging app,
with a mobile web client to allow for
SMS-based communication without a
smartphone. The company is working on a
browser-based client for non-mobile devices
and has raised $3.5M in funding from Y
Combinator.
idea: A retail
platform that helps brands and small
retailers manage inventory and product pages
across multiple sites. The startup helps
brands manage product listings and marketing
on a single user interface by combining
real-time analytics and inventory
management.
A startup that
creates travel guides on how to get around
the world by car, bicycle, or on foot,
designed to help travelers get better
acquainted with the local culture and
environment.
Leading-edge
technology company that offers software and
services to help Internet companies manage
their content, protecting them from
copyright infringement and piracy.
A mobile app
that helps you track the miles you’ve walked
and the calories you’ve burned.
A mobile app
that uses the phone’s accelerometer to
detect whether a user is walking and provide
immediate feedback on how to improve eating
and exercise habits.
This software
company helps manufacturers build products
faster and more accurately.
A startup for
selling and buying used cars. The startup
plans to build a national network of used
car dealers to help consumers meet sellers
of similar cars. The startup will take a
moderate percentage of the sale.
A real-time
collaboration tool that allows teams to
casually or formally review work in
progress.
Blockchain-based
invoice financing for startups, which uses
smart contracts to allow companies to
leverage their own cash flow to finance new
acquisitions.
An online bank
for consumers with low to moderate incomes.
A way for
consumers to sell their old electronics and
get paid for it, using an app that makes it
easy for the buyer to scan barcodes.
A shopping app
that brings product discovery, price and
availability data to comparison shopping,
with an emphasis on simplicity.
The startup is
building a marketplace for artisans to sell
their goods online. The goal is to build out
enough consumer demand to build out a
sustainable model for farmers.
A startup for
sharing and selling surplus office
equipment.
A project
management tool for teams that allows them
to create their own Slack team channels.
Idea: This
startup is building a platform for people to
have food delivered from restaurants that
have closed for the day The company says it
has 200 weekly users, and an average order
size of $10
An online
marketplace for gym memberships. It allows
users to book time at a gym with the click
of a button.
A design space
for Italian designers, fitting their
aesthetic and culture into a marketplace
that will be a global one.
This startup is
working to make it easier for people to find
and buy insurance online. The startup is a
relatively quick study that completed YC’s
Startup School program in June.
A platform that
helps students find jobs, with a focus on
students in the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics fields and
veterans.
A B2B SaaS that
helps insurance companies track and manage
their risk.
Idea: A 3D audio
startup that is trying to make podcasting
more immersive by using binaural audio. The
app has a pretty strong take on the future
of podcasting, and its founder says that the
company is profitable.
A software
platform that helps people create and manage
the soundtrack to their life. The software
allows you to search and dig through your
collection of tunes, create playlists, and
categorize them.
An AI assistant
that learns from your conversations and can
perform a number of tasks like shopping,
booking travel, and scheduling meetings.
A digital
marketing platform for lifestyle brands,
creating an app for brands to manage and
grow their digital presence.
The startup
helps small businesses automate marketing,
by sending out daily messages about sales,
discounts and promotions.
A coworking
space for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and
small business owners.
A free app that
allows users to take photos and add custom
stickers to them to share them on Instagram.
A small-business
website that’s a “one-stop shop for all
things small business — from marketing to
accounting.”
Idea: A hardware
startup looking to build a “developer’s
dream”, a library of easy-to-use and open
source hardware tools for electronics
prototyping.
A way for people
to buy and sell things online. The company
also works on a feature to group items into
“rooms” that users can browse by category.
In a blog post,
the company announced a new product called
“Individual Plans”, which allow you to
customize your coverage and how much risk
you’re willing to take.
A startup that
provides a service for people to record a
speech or presentation and then have it
transcribed
A SaaS for
customer support that provides customer
service agents with real-time access to
their customers’ data via their Slack
channel; customers can also store their data
in the system and keep it organized
A platform that
allows drivers to earn money by sharing
their knowledge of different cities.
A social network
for immigrants in the United States. The
startup wants to create a community where
immigrants can connect with each other and
immigrant-owned businesses.
A text messaging
service that uses automated language
translation to translate the words of a
conversation between two people in real
time. It was started in 2012 by a group of
PhD students and has raised just under $5
million in funding.
A company that
provides a platform for building and
managing digital mood boards, an online tool
for displaying mood-related images, GIFs,
and videos.
A business
software platform that helps real estate
agents sell their listings online.
An
employee-owned co-living space in the heart
of New York City in which residents can rent
private rooms for $1,000 a month with
monthly fees of $200.
This is a tool
for people who want to get paid to write
content for others, and it’s built on the
WordPress platform. It lets people write
blog posts, copywriting articles, or any
other type of content for clients.
A tool for
scouts to manage datagrids.
This startup is
building an AI chatbot that it says will
help you land an interview with a company,
and hopefully get an offer of employment.
SaaS that helps
businesses keep track of what they have in
stock and how fast they’re running out of
it.
A data analytics
platform for public companies, meant to make
it easier for them to access, sort, and
analyze financial data.
App is a service
that lets users search their phone’s address
book for a business.
A SaaS company
that helps companies manage their data. The
startup provides a suite of APIs to automate
data collection and analysis.
A startup that
aims to be a kind of Airbnb for salespeople,
connecting salespeople to sales leads and
helping them find new clients.
The startup has
built a software platform that lets its
customers create, manage, and publish
road-side signs in multiple languages. The
company, which was founded in 2012, has
raised $4.5 million in funding, including a
$1.5 million investment from Digital Garage
in August 2017.
A
machine-learning platform that helps
companies find people qualified for their
job.
A localized
social network for the Japanese market. The
startup currently has 30,000 users in its
beta.
A startup that
helps organizations run and monitor their
internal communications. The startup aims to
help organizations automate their internal
communication, which could be leveraging
tools like Slack, Yammer, or even email, to
run processes like alerts and promotions.
This startup is
building an API for automated compliance.
The company says that after launching in
May, it’s already working with over 250
companies.
This is a
platform for companies to provide remote
workers with access to office computers,
phone, email and software.
A smart phone
app that makes it easier to find the
cheapest airfare for travel on Facebook. The
startup has already seen success with the
app, and says they’ve seen a 150% increase
in the number of people in India who use it
on a daily basis.
A company that
helps you track, manage, and pay for your
cable and internet bill.
A way to send
content from a phone to the TV, like a cable
box. On the TV, viewers watch it on their
edgeless screens.
This startup is
developing a platform for smart contracts
that automatically execute when specified
conditions are met.
A platform for
job seekers to search for jobs using data
from LinkedIn
A data analytics
company that helps people see their
customers’ spending habits.
The startup
helps startups sell their products on Amazon
and eBay in the US.
A company that
uses AI to identify and track the video
views on social media channels in real time.
A tool that
helps entrepreneurs find customers by
promising to help them find people who want
to buy their products. The startup is
currently in the process of being acquired
by a larger consumer-facing company.
A startup for
the sale of travel services, including
package tours, hotel stays, car rentals, and
more. The company does not charge
commissions.
A company that
makes it easy to apply for jobs, whether
you’re over 50, a first-time job seeker, a
veteran, or just a beginner. The company
wants to help people connect with jobs and
find a new path.
A delivery
service that promises to deliver items from
online retailers within two hours.
In an interview
with TechCrunch, the company said it was
building a “mobile first,” “on-demand”
fully-distributed video streaming platform.
A new company
that wants to make wireless charging more
convenient, and aims to make the charging
cord no longer necessary.
An online tool
for the restaurant industry that enables
companies to manage inventory, control
orders, and order supplies from a single
dashboard.
A platform that
helps small businesses optimize their sites
for search through visual conversion. The
startup is currently in private beta.
A startup that
helps designers and developers build custom
plugins for their sites.
A startup that’s
building a platform to help marketers tap
into crowdsource data to help make their
marketing campaigns more effective.
A customizable
subscription box for people that use the
platform.
A video and
media startup in the Philippines that’s
building a system that allows people to
create and upload videos in real-time, and
then share them with their networks in a
live manner.
A way to find a
new job. The startup is now on a $2 million
seed round, and is a spin-off from the
company Helping Hand, which is launching a
new email outreach service.
A startup that’s
building a tool for companies, hospitals,
and schools to track and analyze their
employee’s health.
A digital
ad-blocking tool for iOS and Android.
“We’re taking a
page out of the mobile-first approach and
looking at the entire customer lifecycle.
We’re starting with the customer funnel and
and the transaction cycle.”
A startup that
provides a payment service that allows
customers to pay vendors and employees with
a phone call. Will launch in NY, NY in
October.
A B2B company
that builds software to help companies
manage their “value-at-risk”, an estimate of
how much money they could lose each year if
things go awry.
Fingers is a
web-based email app for teams that aims to
look familiar to those who’ve used Microsoft
Outlook, and is for teams that are already
using Microsoft Office. It allows users to
set up and share meetings, schedules, and
tasks.
A pet tracking
technology that lets you see where your dog
is, even when they’re asleep
A way for
hospitality workers to help customers by
answering questions about local attractions,
food recommendations and more.
A project
management platform: “Many small businesses
are managing their projects themselves,”
said CEO Ben. “We want to help them have
access to the same data and value
proposition that large companies have.”
For the past two
months, the startup has been building a
platform that helps people find jobs, with a
focus on the job seeker. The solution is
built on an AI that scours through job
listings, and a platform that allows job
seekers to better manage their resumes.
This startup is
building a tool that allows you to create
your own “mini social network” across apps,
like Facebook for your phone.
A SaaS product
for helping advertisers capture the best
customer data and target them with the best
possible campaigns, by pulling in data from
across the web.
A platform for
online stores to build and manage their own
e-commerce store through a web browser or
mobile app. Currently, it has over 500
stores registered.
A software
company that provides cloud-based services
for auditors to ensure that companies are
filing their taxes correctly.
A vendor that
allows customers to pay with Bitcoin. The
startup wants to make the cryptocurrency
easy to use.
A startup that
wants to help people become more efficient
at managing their money. It’s charging
people a monthly fee to manage their money
for them.
A tool for
building and testing native mobile apps
using an iOS emulator.
An online
marketplace that connects advertisers and
content producers to get ads to viewers of
their content without them knowing they are
watching ads.
A platform for
people to find and book daycare for their
kids, partnering with daycares and care
providers.
A company that
would like to be the one-stop shop for a
variety of financial products, including
investment, investment advice, and
insurance. The startup wants to help people
make better financial decisions.
A news app that
lets users pay for premium content, with a
minimum subscription of $29.99.
A startup that
acts as a broker for the sale of private
homes and holiday rentals. Founded in 2016,
it has 1,000+ customers in the UK.
A company that
helps small restaurants and cafeterias
provide food for their employees. The
co-founders say they have taken on $1
million in orders in their first year.
A startup that
acts as a broker for the sale of private
homes and holiday rentals. Founded in 2016,
it has 1,000+ customers in the UK.
A Berlin-based
startup that aims to replace corporate
travel with virtual reality
“Ask.fm for the
Enterprise” is a chat app for enterprises
that lets employees be more productive, and
more importantly, more social. The company
has raised $150,000 in seed funding and aims
to launch in April.
A
micro-insurance company that helps
individuals, businesses and healthcare
providers manage their health insurance
needs. The company’s website describes the
business as “e-referral” and “e-insurance”.
A company that
builds a platform for people to post their
rent, so others can find and rent cheap
housing in that area.
A social network
for subscribers of the New York Times to
share content and engage with one another.
A digital
assistant that helps people plan their day,
from remembering to get dressed to
scheduling meetings.
This is a
startup that wants to make it easy for
companies to build and monetize apps with
Google Drive.
A digital
alternative to a courier service that
provides delivery within a few hours.
This company
sells a chatbot that answers work-related
questions. The startup says there is a $22.5
billion market for this type of service.
A startup using
machine learning to predict which loans a
prospective buyer would default on the most.
A consumer
mobile banking mobile app for the developing
world. It’s meant to bring mobile banking to
consumers in places where banking
infrastructure isn’t robust, and where there
are often mobile networks that are poor
quality or nonexistent.
A B2B company
that uses email, chat and video to help
brands make more natural, real-time
campaigns. They want to target consumers
with the right message at the right time.
A
blockchain-based system for sharing and
tracking data about the ocean, from ocean
acidification to pollution to tropical fish
A platform for
sites to sell their content to other sites.
The startup was founded in 2017, but is
still in stealth mode.
A software
company that helps healthcare providers
organize and manage clinical trials. The
startup has raised over $1.4 million to
date.
An AI-powered
alternative to SMS, which promises to be “a
next-generation messaging client that’s
faster, cheaper and more secure”.
A credit card
for the underbanked. It eschews traditional
bank systems and instead relies on direct
deposit.
A quick and easy
way to build live video apps
A tool for
tracking the health of a project, the output
of which is a report that can be used for
decision-making.
A solution for
on-demand professionals to manage their
clients and clients’ payments.
A startup that
is working to build the world’s first
augmented reality grocery store. The idea is
to create a way for users to scan a barcode
to get an augmented reality display of what
a product looks like in a store, before
they’ve even left the house, with a camera
view of what a product looks like at their
homes.
The startup has
a novel approach to tackling the problem of
a lack of transparency in the oil industry.
It’s a tool that allows users to track the
source of their oil, and take it from there.
A company that
builds software for social-media companies
to manage their users' content, helping them
manage the flood of content they’re putting
out.
A startup that
uses AI to help companies better understand
how their employees are spending their time
and what kinds of activities they want to
do.
Startups can
either use a SaaS service or build their own
website, but the latter typically takes
longer and costs more. The company makes it
easy for startups to deploy a
fully-functional website within 48 hours for
$1,000
A startup that
lets you make custom designs for e-commerce
products, with automation and inventory
management tools.
This company is
making it easier for small businesses to
invest in their own ventures, by providing
them an online platform for managing
investments. The seed round has already been
funded, and the company is looking to the
next round to help it scale.
A startup that
used machine learning to automatically
identify the best apps for people based on
their demographics, to help navigate the app
store.
The Y Combinator
summer school is a four-week program that
teaches computer science fundamentals to
top-tier high school students. The program
was launched in 2010 by Paul Graham, the
founder of Y Combinator.
The startup
helps customer understand what the customer
is ordering before they even make the
purchase.
This startup is
building a new brand of “personal concierge”
for the rich and famous that will help them
choose the right house to buy, which
groundskeeper to hire, and which type of
vacation to take.
The startup is
building a platform to help people to buy
and sell gently used items, like cars,
without having to go through a third party
like eBay or Craigslist. They have a plan in
place to expand into new categories in 2020.
A team of
engineers at the University of Pennsylvania
that created a wireless data transmission
system that could send data between two
devices within the same room.
This company has
built an open-source platform for data
science and predictive modeling. The company
has built a platform that provides insights
into data quickly and cost-efficiently.
A financial
services company that helps banks and
lenders keep track of their customer’s
credit score and credit card information, so
they can make decisions about whether to
give a loan or simply do a credit check.
A software for
creating, controlling and managing fleets of
electric cars.
A fast-growing
global microfinance platform that helps
entrepreneurs and small businesses access
credit and loans.
This startup
wants to help people get around the health
care system more easily. It’s a free service
that matches patients with doctors and
provides a portal for them to share
information about their health, and for
doctors to share information about
themselves.
The startup is
trying to build a kind of big data database
that can be used by the financial services
industry to make better business and
investment decisions.
A tool to help
people manage their money, including credit
checks and debt payments.
A company that
provides a platform for employers and HR to
take a more active role in recruiting,
allowing HR professionals to vet candidates,
and manage candidate relations.
A free app that
allows users to take photos and add custom
stickers to them to share them on Instagram.
An online
platform that helps small business owners
get access to capital, and which has an SBA
loan program. It takes 5% off the top and
has 2 customers so far.
A startup that’s
helping to teach 4,000 students a month in
the Bay Area how to code.
A platform that
brings medical students and doctors together
for consultations via video calls. The
company says it has more than a thousand
doctors signed on, and that in its first six
months it had $300,000 in revenue.
A startup that
sells an app that lets you take a photo,
track it, and then immediately see where
that item was sold. The company is based in
the Bay Area.
An online
career-hunting platform that helps
recruiters and companies connect with
candidates.
A Y Combinator
alum, this startup wants to help online
retail stores sell physical products.
A digital
appointment calendar within your phone,
which they say is better than a paper or
desktop calendar.
A tool to help
developers create interactive widgets that
can be attached to emails, much like you can
add a “Get Your Quote” button to an email.
A company that
makes it easier for people to rent out their
apartments. They are also building a
marketplace to help people find a renter for
their place.
A startup that
helps you track, analyze and manage your
health goals and fitness. The startup is
backed by $500,000 in seed funding to build
the first version of its service.
Building a
real-time payments platform for retail
merchants.
A startup that
helps you build a personal brand by giving
you a way to curate and share content.
A startup that
helps you discover and book concerts, local
events and activities, and more, without
incurring charges.
A startup that
offers a platform for salespeople to
schedule meetings with other salespeople
A traditional
pharmacy and health clinic that sells
prescriptions and medical services online,
but also provides telemedicine services.
It’s aimed at people who want to shop and
get care at the same place.
A startup for
the buying and selling of used cars,
appliances and other household goods.
A mobile app
that helps you get to know your friends and
family through video chat.
A free database
of all consumer credit cards, available
online and allowing users to search for
cards, compare them, and see where they’re
used.
Startup is
building a product that allows companies to
manage a large number of project teams, like
design teams, engineering teams, and sales
and marketing teams, all in one place. The
company currently has 25 employees.
A tool to help
people manage large groups of employees and
keep track of their expenses, payroll, and
benefits.
Stripe is a
payment platform that wants to help
e-commerce merchants on smaller margins and
those outside the US. The company is looking
to partner with other services to help
customers in places like China and Mexico
expand their customer base.
A startup that
allows you to create and sell websites. It’s
a website builder written in Python and used
as a base to build a variety of other sites.
This company is
building AI and machine learning tools for
business intelligence.
A startup that
connects tooling companies and manufacturers
to help them integrate with their companies’
manufacturing processes.
A startup that
wants to build a smartphone camera that can
shoot video in 360 degrees.
A startup
creating a platform that serves as a single
source for all of a person’s online and
offline credit and debit cards. The startup
wants to make paying for things as easy as
swiping a credit card.
A web app that
allows people to watch movies and TV when
and where they want, using a library of
content from various sources.
Does marketing
automation for Indian startups with
product-market fit, using a data-driven
approach to help them optimize their
marketing.
Spectra is a
startup that provides a platform for
building better experiences for “heads-up
displays” which are basically the tiny
screens that are mounted on modern vehicles
to display speed, navigation, and other
information. It’s available on Android and
iOS.
This startup is
building a new way to build apps for mobile
devices, with an emphasis on India. The
company is building a mobile-first app
development platform to make it easier for
Indian developers to get going.
A health care
marketplace for patients to connect with
physicians and specialists.
A startup based
in San Francisco that wants to help people
get data on loans.
The Startup is
developing a toolkit for city governments
looking to bring internet to poor places.
The company is building it using the latest
smartphones and is working with the
government of Kenya.
“The Swiss Army
Knife for your car”, a device that runs an
array of sensors to help keep your car on
the road and save money.
A company that
wants to provide a platform to use design in
healthcare. It’s a “new generation” of
design tools that makes the practice more
efficient and accessible. The company is
currently focused on the US market.
The co-founders
of the company Seers are trying to undo the
stigma of the “office dog”. They had their
first pup, Mitzi, on the playground of
Spotify's offices, and the company asked
them to bring her to work. Now, she’s a dog
who visits office visits from time to time
to make sure that everyone is having a good
time.
This business is
aiming to provide an easy way for small
businesses to get money-back guarantees on
products.
This app is
designed for people with mobility issues to
schedule and manage their indoor activities.
The startup wants to bring technology to a
new market of people with mobility issues.
The startup
wants to bring order to the insurance claims
process by cutting out the paperwork and
paying a claims adjuster to handle the
paperwork for you.
A new startup
that wants to make the world’s smallest USB
hub, allowing users to plug in multiple USB
devices (keyboards, monitors, etc) into a
single port
Idea : This
company is trying to help foreign students
in the US apply for student visas
A platform that
connects suppliers of products, services,
and expertise with the businesses that need
them. The B2B company helps clients find,
review, and process all kinds of contracts
and legal documents for themselves, their
employees, and their customers.
Built for
small-to-medium sized retailers, a shopping
list app that can be synced to a phone and
can also sync with a website.
A startup that
provides a way to identify fake news by
tracking the amount of engagement it gets on
social media.
This startup is
building an app to help people with mental
illness manage their health. The app aims to
make mental health care more accessible and
affordable.
A
composite-materials startup working on a
product for the automotive industry.
“A replacement
for the existing marketing technology
market, which is not fit for the modern era”
This startup is
creating a package of services for small
business owners that handle all of their
financial needs. It includes accounting,
taxes, payroll, and more.
A company that
wants to help companies take “long-form”
questions, like “What should I do next” and
“How do I get started”, and turn them into
short, digestible answers.
An API
marketplace for scheduling and booking
workers. It’s an API-driven marketplace for
arranging for human labor.
A platform for
creating video tutorials for developers,
using a more visual language that’s easier
for beginners to pick up on.
The company
wants to help companies get started with
process automation by packaging enterprise
software with a bunch of pre-configured
templates for common processes.
A platform that
provides a way to record and monetize video
of real estate transactions. The startup
wants to build a platform that helps home
buyers get a better deal by having a video
of their property recorded by a professional
videographer.
A mobile device
management company, whose software allows
businesses to track and manage both physical
and electronic devices.
A startup that’s
building a platform to help retailers better
understand their customers. The idea is that
retailers can use the platform to track
customer behavior, and then use that
information to better understand what’s
going on inside stores and why customers are
making the decisions they do.
Idea: A simple,
powerful, and intuitive tool for creating
smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain
A tool that lets
users share their photos and stories from a
digital experience on a social network. It’s
a way to create a digital scrapbook from a
trip or event. It’s been used by celebrities
like Pamela Anderson and Jack Black, with a
team of four people.
This is a
startup building an app that allows people
to sell their old phones on Amazon. It’s an
early stage startup that won an award at the
Google Launchpad Accelerator in May.
A team of three
has raised $1.4 million from investors
including First Round Capital, HLM Ventures,
and Mayfield Fund. The company is building
an AI-based software platform to help
businesses optimize their supply chain
operations.
A health service
that allows users to monitor their health
and share data, with plans to eventually tie
in treatments, lifestyle changes, and other
health information.
This startup is
building a tool that lets people create
websites in the cloud, and then upload them
for companies to access with specific
functions by using a mobile app or desktop.
An end-to-end
digital healthcare program for patients and
their families.
A startup that
wants to use IoT to help farmers avoid
pesticides and decrease their input costs.
A decentralized
encrypted messaging platform for the world’s
2.4 billion unconnected citizens. Decent has
built a messaging app that uses its own
cryptocurrency, BitShare, as the medium.
A cloud-based
accounting system that doesn’t just track
payments but also helps companies track
sales and inventory
A social network
for hiring and managing outside contractors
in the US.
A chatbot that
allows you to hire a nanny or teach a
language online, based on your schedule and
preferences.
A startup that
provides a service where you can hire a
babysitter online and pay with paypal
A platform that
helps vendors find distributors that can
offer them a better deal.
A tool that
helps businesses track inventory for their
e-commerce site, which is the dream of every
store owner but impossible to do manually.
A pet tracking
technology that lets you see where your dog
is, even when they’re asleep
A “social
workspace” that is a virtual home for kids
to hang out, play, meet their friends, and
do their homework. The startup is based in
San Diego and is working on a $10 million
round.
A software
platform that connects large companies and
insurance companies in an effort to lower
insurance costs while increasing the number
of companies with coverage.
This startup is
building software to allow people to track
the progress of projects they are working
on, ideating on things they’re working on,
and get feedback from colleagues.
A company that
is building a platform to help restaurant
owners and workers manage logistics and
inventory. The startup’s founders say their
focus is on reducing waste.
A tool for
companies to use for employee scheduling,
with plans to expand to a paid subscription
model later
This startup
provides a way for people to share and sell
photos and video of their travels on
Instagram. It’s a little like Facebook’s
Marketplace, and it’s part of the reason
Instagram users continue to post and like
photos and videos.
A company that
helps urban farmers sell fresh produce
directly to local consumers via a network of
farmers.
A startup to
help users know when the last time they
texted was, and how much it cost.
A platform for
buying and selling virtual items like
power-ups, skins and runes in esports. PGL
is based in China and is already signing up
professional esports teams to use its
platform, which lets teams create their own
websites and sell merchandise.
A startup where
the US government buys excess military
equipment and resells them to civilians.
It’s not the first attempt to make the
surplus military equipment market
accessible, but it’s the first to be backed
by the US government.
A three-sided
marketplace helping employers recruit,
screen, and hire employees.
A messaging app
that helps people in the UK and Europe
communicate with those in the UK, Europe, or
the rest of the world.
This company is
building a way to monitor the carbon
footprint of various items, with a focus on
helping consumers become more
environmentally conscious. They have a
contract with The Nature Conservancy.
The startup is
looking to use AI to help B2B companies by
automating much of the admin work that comes
with the job.
A startup that
helps connect farmers with restaurants and
retailers, allowing them to order food on a
real-time basis.
A platform for
an easy way to connect and build
relationships with like-minded people. The
startup is building a community for
developers.
Zivgo is
building a service that aims to help
students find roommates, which is an
oft-overlooked part of college life.
The startup’s
goal is to make healthcare data more
user-friendly for consumers, who it says
want to know what the data means and how to
access it.
"We're
trying to make a video game about men and
women," Pachter says. "It's about
gender equality. It's a game about how men
and women are treated differently, and how
that might be changed."
This startup
wants to help people make a living writing.
It began with a response to a New York Times
article about the income gap between writers
and tech workers.
A digital
assistant that provides a list of things to
do when you get home on the weekends.
A new blockchain
platform that allows companies to digitize
and track intellectual property from idea to
final product.
A team of
bitcoin and blockchain-savvy developers
building a software suite for the financial
services industry.
Idea: A hardware
product that seamlessly integrates with your
existing credit card reader so that you can
accept credit card payments in person.
A startup that
wants to build modular, self-contained smart
homes
A platform that
helps farmers connect to one another and
sell their goods
A platform where
users can create virtual islands for
multiplayer gaming. It launched in 2014,
with the founders saying that it’s on track
to reach $1.5 million in annual revenue.
A platform that
allows businesses to easily manage their
inventory, whether it’s the number of cases
of beer in their warehouse or the number of
shoes they have in the store.
This company,
which was founded in 2015, helps companies
hire workers in the Philippines. It uses a
mobile app to connect recruiters with
workers and to manage the work itself.
A startup that
wants to connect users with data scientists
who can help them make more effective
decisions about their investments.
A platform that
helps universities and colleges create
personalized online learning programs for
students and teachers.
A “smart
recruiting” platform that helps companies
find and hire the best employees for their
job openings, using data as a guide.
A simple
solution that allows people to track and pay
for their electricity, gas, and water bills.
The company wants to make paying bills
easier than it is today and aims to cut
costs for customers as a result.
A tool that
simplifies the creation and distribution of
branded content, helping companies create
and share branded content.
This startup
wants to use artificial intelligence to
accelerate the workflows of marketers.
A startup that
helps users find their lost devices by
helping them understand what data is
important to them and what data might be on
their devices, and then provides a way to
recover those files.
A startup that
provides an online course on how to build an
online business
A platform that
provides a digitalized M&A database for
the $1 trillion middle market.
A matchmaking
website that matches people up based on
their shared interest in the same topics
A startup that
allows people to buy and sell items “in real
time” in addition to facilitating
peer-to-peer lending. The B2B business has
potential for companies looking to expand
their lending options.
A
“community-based credit bureau” that allows
people to report their own credit data to
the community, and then other members can
verify or dispute it.
A startup that
provides mobile money services for emerging
markets. The company has developed the
technology for mobile money across Uganda,
Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania.
A tokenized,
weighted investment that invests in startups
in a curated way, helping investors
diversify and make more informed
investments.
Idea: A startup
that provides students with an online forum
to help each other figure out what career
paths they should take.
As the founder
of a peer to peer marketplace for student
tutoring, the founder of TutorPal aims to
help low-income families, people with
disabilities and others get access to help
with their studies.
A platform that
helps small business owners collaborate on
projects and communicate with clients. The
company has built a system that uses a
“social network for online tasks” model.
This company
helps finance companies with banking
relationships automate their back office
operations.
A way to create
an online network for selling products with
the help of a community of people and
products. The startup helps customers find
the right products to buy by grouping them
into categories. The company is working on a
platform in the US.
A startup that
sells a set of “performance indicators” to
help employees track their performance, and
then match actions to those indicators.
Combining a
solar-powered, connected scale and a coffee
roaster to make a perfect coffee every time.
A B2C app that
enables consumers to create a shopping list
using an app and then intelligently fill it.
The startup
helps athletes track their performance in
their sport, including GPS data.
A company that
wants to improve the way people pay for
airline tickets. The startup is building a
new online travel booking platform that they
say will help travelers get the cheapest and
best seats, and even get upgrades.
A platform that
provides a “secure, automated way for
businesses to get paid”. It’s currently in
private beta, with a minimum of 10
customers, and has raised an undisclosed
amount in funding.
A platform for
on-demand access to data and information
from a variety of companies. The company
wants to help businesses access information
from multiple sources, and then make it easy
for them to analyze and use that
information.
This company
wants to be “the Uber of gig work”, enabling
freelancers to get work done on-demand.
Founded in 2015,
Flyfree is an SEO agency based in London.
They provide digital marketing services and
run their own SEO training academy.
A software
platform being built to allow companies to
use digital assets and data to build and
share multi-person, multi-device campaigns.
A startup that’s
developing a computer vision API that helps
businesses analyze and refine their photos.
A “computer
vision platform” that combines software,
hardware, and algorithms to help companies
better track their assets.
A company that
tracks and helps shape the conversation
around the news and ideas that matter most
to you.
A startup for
managing knowledge management tasks for
local government, such as data governance,
mission management and knowledge management.
A video platform
for on-demand teachers, with a focus on
teaching math, biology, and physics.
A platform that
allows doctors to upload and view patient
records from their computer.
This company
wants to help people save money on gas.
They’re building an app that lets you create
a “gas card” that can be spent at a given
gas station to save money on gas.
This is a
platform for in-house lawyers to build
documents in a way that allows users to
quickly and easily extract the data they
need.
A startup that
provides software to help people get their
business off the ground
A civic tech
startup working to improve voter turnout for
elections in the US
A women’s
networking app that connects women
interested in entrepreneurship and investing
to other like-minded women.
The company’s
goal is to help smaller companies manage
their data. It’s first product is a tool
that allows companies to manage their data
by region.
A tool for real
estate agents that allows them to schedule
showings and view viewings in real time.
A video platform
that helps small businesses create slick
video content without hiring a video
specialist.
A startup to
help people find gluten-free, vegan, and
allergy-friendly options at restaurants.
A robot vacuum
meant to help clean up messy houses without
the need for a full-time cleaning service
A startup that
helps business owners create websites with a
drag-and-drop interface. The company says it
has 30,000 users within its network and is
growing quickly.
A startup that
helps restaurants collect payment for their
services via direct debit and credit card.
This app, which
is currently only available in the US and
Canada, uses a mobile app to help provide
customer service to restaurants and other
food and retail suppliers.
A startup that’s
building a browser extension that allows you
to search and select content on a website,
like you’d do on Google Images.
A “smart hotel”
that seeks to provide guests with a
personalized experience and optimize their
stay. The startup is currently in stealth
mode.
A software
company that helps businesses manage their
inventory and order fulfillment.
A web-based chat
platform that provides employees with an
easy way to manage their own work schedules.
A B2B business
that lists items for sale on the web,
allowing users to take advantage of the
millions of people who are selling on
Amazon. The startup has already made a
$100,000 sale.
This startup is
working on a platform that allows small
businesses to manage their inventory and
plan their logistics in a single place
Wooji is
building a cloud-based platform for pets
that collects pet health and behavior data
from sensors and analysis software.
A company
focused on helping clients with growing
their presence in Asia. Its app helps people
navigate Asia’s credit card market, which is
significantly different from the US market.
A virtual
assistant that can respond to people in over
70 languages, and who can also be integrated
into the Amazon Echo and Google Home
products. The team is also developing a
smart speaker that can take in natural
language input and respond with a preset
answer.
A startup
that’s meant to help people with ADHD focus
better on tasks and avoid distractions.
A company that
builds smart, modular hydroponic grow
systems
This startup
wants to solve the problem of keeping track
of customers’ payments for businesses and
helps them with a phone app and a digital
solution that they claim are more accurate
and cheaper.
iau is building
a tool to make it easier for marketers to
track their digital campaigns, helping them
get more data on their marketing efforts.
The startup says it’s already working with
over 50 marketing agencies.
A startup that
wants to do the work of a labor union for a
company, helping its employees organize and
fight for better pay and benefits on their
own terms.
A startup that
is building an AI-powered app for home
delivery of plant medicine.
Professional and
semi-professional athletes and influencers
are seeing their profiles get hacked. This
startup wants to build a way to securely
store influencer data so that it’s not lost
in an ex-boyfriend’s phone.
A startup that
looks to put your data back on your
computer—“so you can get back to work”. It’s
the opposite of a USB stick.
A student loans
platform, which has 4 million users
This startup is
building a device that allows anyone to send
a text message from their computer to a
phone number. The device itself is a
wristband with a camera and a way to send a
photo via a text message.
A company that
wants to help streamline buying and selling
of artwork and collectibles on eBay.
A platform for
investors to buy individual stocks across a
variety of exchanges simultaneously.
A company that
sells batteries and chargers for electric
cars, and is currently valued at $1.2
billion.
A platform that
connects young entrepreneurs with mentors
and customers. The startup works with
businesses in the creative sector, and has
worked with other startups including Airbnb
and Coinbase.
A startup that
helps brands manage their social media
accounts, including Instagram, Facebook, and
Twitter.
People who want
to sell their old furniture can list it on
the site, which acts as a kind of garage
sale, then buy it for a dollar.
This startup is
building a platform for companies to build
and manage their own websites. They’re
working with YC companies as well as
enterprise clients.
A tool for
finding a nearby, qualified plumber.
A San
Francisco-based startup working to make it
easier for people to share their photos,
videos, and other media while on the go. The
startup has an iOS app and plans to launch
an Android app soon.
A company that’s
built an “app for the pet sitting industry”,
allowing customers to place orders for pets
and even sign up for a pet-sitting service.
A startup that
makes it possible to buy, sell, and
collectively organize ridesharing services,
much like Uber or Lyft but for cars
A startup that
connects companies with enterprise-level
solutions for managing data privacy and
compliance.
A tool for
finding better vendors for the workplace, to
help companies save money and streamline
processes.
This is a
company that uses AI to create apps and
software that help create and manage online
polls and surveys.
A streaming
video platform that connects employers to
candidates who want to be hired.
A digital
platform for matching philanthropists who
want to give their time to charities. It
claims to be international in scope and that
it has already funded over 100 projects.
This “authentic
voice-calling” startup lets you make and
receive phone calls using Amazon’s Alexa or
Google Assistant devices.
A simple
solution for localizing your website.
Localize is an easy way to translate content
into multiple languages without needing a
developer.
A startup that
helps bring “machine learning to the most
copious of data sets”.
A digital
concierge for the food industry, providing
recommendations for restaurants, and
ordering for you.
A data platform
that allows brands to buy and sell customer
data in a decentralized way, while
protecting consumer information.
A company that
helps major brands like Target and Chipotle
via a “three-second check-in” that lets
customers add a fast, simple rating to a
product to build a sentiment score for it.
A startup that
wants to bring a “hybrid” approach to the
online dating market, focusing on creating a
community for people to find dates on the
platform, but also connecting them with
people they know in real life.
A company that
helps automate supply chain processes for
companies in the food and beverage industry.
The startup’s software allows manufacturers
to build a single, dynamic, supply chain
plan, and it can adjust based on changes in
demand and supply.
A web-based
platform for finding a sales associate for a
specific task, whether it’s an exhibition,
an event, or a store installation.
A SMB-focused
marketplace for small business loans, which
has already closed $20M in loans and has
more than 10,000 users.
A startup that
makes it easier to manage social media
accounts, and also gives users the ability
to create their own custom hashtags.
A tool for
mastering the dreaded phone interview.
A platform for
on-demand valet parking. The startup
provides in-car valet parking services for
thousands of drivers in San Francisco.
A B2B SaaS app
that allows small businesses to automate
their marketing and sales processes.
Software that
helps users extract additional value from
images like Instagram’s new “Stories”
format.
This L.A.-based
startup is building a solution that connects
“millennials” with their favorite brands and
stores.
A guide to
connecting with the right crowdfunding
platform for your particular project
A “freemium”
site for sending money to friends and family
A program for
non-profits to get funding from investors.
A startup that
wants to build a “knowledge management
platform” that would allow people to easily
share information about their businesses and
the best practices for running them.
A company
looking to make it easier for small
businesses to comply with credit card usage
rules.
A startup that
tracks how much time people spend on various
things, and then automatically pays them.
Aimed at product managers who want to make
sure people aren’t getting distracted.
A tool to make
it easier for small businesses to find
creative professionals in their
neighborhood.
A platform that
helps actors book their jobs, manage their
careers, and get paid on a per-performance
basis.
A “one stop
shop” for startups that want to add a
crowdfunding component to their business
This startup is
building a space heater with an app users
can control remotely.
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This startup is
building a marketplace for mobile developers
to find developers and build apps.
A new wireless
charging platform that uses electromagnetic
induction to charge devices with a wireless
charger.
Tapping into a
$30bn market, the startup wants to create
“e-commerce for the developing world.”
A B2B company
that helps businesses in the SaaS space with
marketing automation. The startup has a
large partner list that includes Salesforce,
Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Google and others.
A startup that
sells a service where they help you plan a
vacation and then they arrange all of the
flights and hotels for you
A platform for
media creators to make money off their own
content, without having to share their work
with other sites.
A platform that
helps companies transfer money to individual
employees in different locations. It’s a way
for companies to have more control over the
money they spend and track where it goes.
A startup that’s
making a hiring platform for tech startups,
enabling companies to find qualified
candidates quickly.
A tool to help
with contract and legal paperwork.
This app helps
people find parking spots near their
destinations
The startup is
building an app for helping meet-up groups
book and pay for events.
A startup for
multi-family buildings that aims to optimize
energy usage through a more intelligent
management of energy usage. The startup
started in 2018 and has been featured in the
Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fast
Company Design.
This startup is
building a way to take a URL and
automatically create a site in the Google
Cloud.
An AI-based
solution for recruiting and hiring.
A platform for
making and selling jewelry and creative
crafts
A platform that
brings the power of social media to event
promotion. The startup helps event
organizers manage their social accounts,
invite people to the event, and encourage
them to talk about their experience on
social platforms.
After a year of
research, the startup, which is based in the
US, is launching a virtual reality platform
that lets real estate agents and brokers
create and share their own VR tours.
A startup for
freelance designers, meant to help them find
work, keep track of their clients and spend
less time doing administrative tasks.
For designers,
this is an all-in-one program that allows
you to create and screen print shirts, mugs
and more.
A startup
founded by several ex-Adobe employees to
develop a creative suite for mobile and
tablet devices. It has raised $26 million in
funding.
A platform for
students to take classes and tests online,
with a focus on education in the developing
world.
Idea: A startup
that curates your social media feeds and
offers them up as daily briefings
A tool for
building lightweight IoT devices that
communicate securely with the internet via
IFTTT.
Yolt is building
a credit card without interest that refunds
customers’ purchases if they make a payment
within a year of making them. It’s a credit
card for the unbanked, but it’s currently
only in the United States.
A startup that
helps people who live in the city get things
they need from the country (IE I live in the
city but need a goat to sacrifice, hire
someone to go out into the country and find
me a goat
A dating app for
breakfast in the morning.
The San Jose,
California-based startup offers an
introduction to basic accounting, billing,
and invoicing. The startup launched in San
Francisco in December and was one of 10
finalists in the TechStars New York program.
A startup that
brings the benefits of a “quiet studio” to
people who live in buildings that aren’t as
soundproofed. The company’s co-founder, who
was previously a producer for The BBC, says
he uses the studio for “super-advanced brain
science and psychology research”.
This B2B company
wants to help companies manage the process
of acquiring new customers.
A health tech
company that makes a voice-activated smart
scale that can communicate with a connected
smartphone app to track weight, body fat,
and trends over time. The startup is looking
to raise $2.5m in seed funding.
A startup that
has built a mobile app that uses machine
learning to identify people at risk of
suicide, and sends them a text message. The
startup says that by the time they’ve
reached 1% of their users, they’ve saved a
life.
A startup for
selling and buying used computers from other
people. Users can sell their old computers
in exchange for cash or trade them in for
newer ones. The company provides a platform
to help people sell their old computers and
also offers a buy credit option.
Helping
businesses connect their physical products
directly to consumers via the internet with
their app, which acts as a “smart shelf”
that helps customers scan items and find
products they can purchase.
A personalized
VR/AR experience that lets you physically
interact with objects to create a unique
experience.
A startup that
helps companies in Brazil manage all of
their consumer credit with the help of a
single dashboard.
A company that
looks to take the data from the medical
devices in your home and learn what your
body needs to stay healthy. CIMA aims to
build an AI-powered platform that can help
you better manage all your health data, and
then recommend medications based on what
your body needs.
A job-posting
system for businesses, helping them find and
hire people.
A tool to turn a
360-degree video into a layered, interactive
experience.
A personal
digital assistant that helps manage your
finances, make travel arrangements, and
more.
An online
service that wants to help companies manage
their manufacturing process. Their first
product is a $2,000 kit that comes with a 3D
printer and 3D printer-compatible materials.
A platform for
the home care industry to grow, demand, and
manage their services.
A platform for
purchasing generic drugs online, which then
enables the patient to build their own
medicine. The company is based in India.
A platform for
the entertainment industry to create,
manage, and monetize its content. The
startup says it will help artists “pivot to
new business models, stay profitable, and
expand their business”.
This startup
says that it is building a marketplace for
humans to hire AI-powered chatbots and voice
assistants.
A venture-backed
company that offers a suite of services for
companies running sales operations in the
US.
This startup is
writing an app that makes it easy for people
to record videos of themselves playing video
games and publish them to YouTube.
This startup is
building a tool for Google Docs to integrate
with Slack, email, and other communications
tools.
This startup is
building an app for the insurance industry
to help manage claim data, both
claims-related and data-related.
Expanding on
their existing work with the National Parks
Service, Squirrel works with companies to
provide historical context for their
employees.
A consumer
finance app that will only work in the US.
It’s meant to help people with student
loans.
A company that
helps businesses manage data from virtual
assistants. The idea is that the assistant
can ask for and get information and then
send the request to the company's website,
where the data is stored and can be
accessed.
A company
founded by a team of Stanford and Berkeley
researchers that uses AI to detect and
prevent fraud. The software aims to detect
when a person is trying to make a credit
card purchase in a store and notify the
appropriate employees, who can then stop the
transaction.
A “smart” vacuum
that can detect allergens in the home and
automatically clean it, with a camera and
microphone to monitor cleaning and
maintenance.
A tool to help
small businesses in the UK and Ireland
manage their tax filing. The company offers
a free, self-service tax filing tool that
lets businesses file their tax returns
online, and pay their tax electronically.
A company that
makes a tool to help companies get their
payroll done faster. The platform is based
on the idea of a traditional monthly payroll
cycle, but instead of hiring a payroll
company to handle things, companies can
outsource it to a company like Payroll
Master, which runs the payroll for them for
a monthly fee.
A SaaS that
connects companies and shoppers through a
loyalty program.
A startup for
booking a doctor's appointment for a
specific patient in a specific location.
Doctors and patients can both create and
track appointments online, with the idea
being that patients will be able to call in
for an appointment from anywhere at any
time, and doctors can only book appointments
on the site.
A
user-interactive tool to help local
governments communicate with citizens about
issues
A startup aiming
to provide access to a full suite of
financial services, including credit
reports, debt management, and investing.
A platform that
lets businesses sell directly to their
customers – similar to services like Shopify
or Stripe.
A peer-to-peer
housing marketplace, where people can find
roommates or share their own home for
cheaper rates.
A startup for
backing up all your files in a single place
It’s meant to be a “personal data locker”
Collects and
analyzes the data around service delivery in
India. The startup wants to integrate with
government services for better service
delivery.
A tool to help
finance teams and executives track their
spending and generate reports that can be
used to improve management of funds.
A “cash back”
app that lets users earn cash back on
purchases made in-store.
An AI-powered AI
assistant, Pexel is building a bot that will
handle tasks like making phone calls,
scheduling appointments, and even answering
questions.
A company that
is building an application that allows you
to synthesize perfumes from a drop of scent.
A company that
uses AI to help make low-cost, high-quality
face-to-face video calls.
A startup for
businesses seeking to grow internationally.
Companies can connect with a team of remote
advisors who help with finance, legal, and
operational concerns.
A B2B company
that helps companies take credit card
payments from anywhere, from anywhere.
Reviewing B2B
contracts is often a long and expensive
process. With a cloud-based solution,
companies can employ an army of contract
reviewers at a fraction of the cost of
traditional methods.
A startup that
brings the benefits of brick-and-mortar
retail to online retailers.
A startup that
helps plan travel itineraries. They want to
help travel companies manage their own data
and make travel more efficient.
A tool for
people to share their photos online.
A platform that
allows people to buy and sell goods and
services online in exchange for
cryptocurrency.
A platform for
selling online courses and subscriptions,
allowing students to take online courses for
credit and work towards certifications.
This app
basically allows you to order food from your
favorite restaurants. It’s a way to cut out
restaurants and make the entire process of
ordering food a lot more simple, similar to
Grubhub.
A startup for
the sale of travel services, including
package tours, hotel stays, car rentals, and
more. The company does not charge
commissions.
A tool for
visualizing 3D objects within a computer’s
memory.
A company that
builds an ordering platform for farmers to
get their vegetables and products to market
faster.
A startup that
uses an IoT platform to automatically manage
the delivery of goods in the same way that
Amazon and Uber do. Founded in early 2019,
they’re currently in talks with logistics
companies in the US, Canada and Mexico.
A machine
learning-based system that assists in the
verification of employee performance.
A startup aims
to use a machine learning system to identify
which of the more than 1,000 words in the
English language are used most frequently.
It will make the word cloud on your computer
screen.
This is a
platform for event tickets, offering the
ability to sell tickets for parties and
events that later convert into a Facebook
group.
A customer
service platform for small businesses. The
company claims to have $15,000 in monthly
recurring revenue, and has been growing at a
rate of 50% month-over-month.
A mobile
payments solution for mobile network
operators (think AT&T and Verizon). The
mobile payments startup wants to be the
first mobile payments platform to offer both
mobile network operators and mobile carriers
a platform to build mobile payments
solutions.
A tool for
artists, record labels, and venues to find
out how to better monetize their content,
whether it’s a song, a TV show, or an event.
A mobile app for
real estate agents to help them give
listings to homes quickly and easily. It
employs an algorithm to understand the data
the agent has on the listing and create the
exact right message to sell to the agent’s
client.
A web-based tool
that helps customers find, compare, and book
oil changes, car washes, and other services.
A tool that
helps companies create software that can be
run across multiple devices, using HTML5.
A group of
engineers building a “scalable, secure, and
private” platform that allows developers to
build applications that run on a personal
computer, a group of devices, or a network
of devices.
A startup that
wants to use artificial intelligence to
identify the best marketing channels for a
certain product or service. To that end,
it’s built a tool that takes a company’s
brand metrics and churn rate and uses it to
come up with marketing channels.
A robo-adviser
for retirement savings, pitched as
“Investment + Retirement Done Right”.
A
“location-based intelligence” and
“mobile-first” marketing platform.
A tool that
helps people create a website using a single
drag-and-drop interface. The tool is aimed
at people who don’t know how to code — and
it’s being used by companies like McDonald’s
and Coca-Cola.
A B2B company
specializing in helping companies understand
and manage the risks of their sales and
operations.
A startup that
aims to create a “digital wallet for the
home”, allowing you to pay for products and
services using apps on your phone.
A hardware
wallet for bitcoin. A recent redesign has
brought in some features that were
previously only available for the Ledger.
A platform for
travel agencies to manage their inventory,
even when they’re not physically in the
store.
A data
visualization tool that helps companies and
brands understand social media conversations
around them.
A startup that
empowers businesses to build a custom car
leasing program, with a team of experts to
help them with the various steps of the
process.
A startup that
helps users find nearby, affordable
healthcare. Users can search by location,
specialty and whether they are on Medicaid
or not, and get access to a network of
healthcare providers.
A solution for
e-commerce stores that want to sell gift
cards and gift cards for international
markets.
This company is
building a platform that helps make it
easier for people to move their money out of
banks and into digital wallets like Google
Pay and AliPay.
A wearable that
tracks when you’re thirsty, and provides an
alert when you’re close to a water bottle so
you don’t have to keep looking for it.
An encrypted
messaging app, “built for the public sphere”
A startup that
helps long-distance runners “train like an
athlete.”
A software
platform for banks that allows them to offer
recurring money management services.
A system that
allows users to earn tokens for doing simple
tasks (like shopping on Amazon)
A tool that
helps users create and share custom data
sets. The startup is building an API and
desktop app that allows users to easily
create, share, and collaborate on data sets.
A product that
allows people to share their ideas with the
world, giving the idea a vote of confidence
and possibly even funding.
A tool for
managing and tracking expenses for small
businesses. The app facilitates the creation
of invoices, expense reports, and other
business forms.
A tool for
crowd-sourcing the translation of books.
A product that
helps companies manage client data,
including by integrating customer data with
other customer data.
D.C.-based
startup that lets brewers create and track
of their beers.
A mobile
messaging platform for workers in the oil
and gas industry.
A facial
recognition startup that uses artificial
intelligence to provide a more secure way to
digitally sign documents.
A collaboration
tool for teams and individuals to manage
their time and tasks. Built for teams that
want to keep team members accountable to
their own schedules and goals.
A startup that
is building an app that helps you manage and
monitor your employees’ health and
productivity. It’s a service that works in
tandem with a health tracking app, which is
free to download.
A software
provider that helps companies with their
data security and privacy. The founders say
the company is growing fast, because the
startup helps clients “focus on the things
that matter”.
A tools for
music producers and artists to record, mix,
and publish their songs.
A company that
allows people to make “tweets” from their
phone, or a software program that’ll be able
to take a list of contacts and create a list
of tweets to send to them.
A content
distribution platform that lets companies
pay creators to make and share their
content.
A digital
currency for artists and creators, focused
on content and media related transactions.
HODL is focused on the US and UK markets.
A way to help
people in the US streamline legal contracts.
A "customer
engagement platform", which is a bit
like Klout, but using social media and
real-time data to help companies design
better customer experiences.
Software that
helps companies manage the distribution of
their products to multiple distribution
channels.
A startup that
uses an app to manage the construction
project of building a house
This company is
building technology that combines the best
practices of the world’s ride-sharing
companies into a single platform.
An education
startup that teaches users how to interact
with smart TVs in order to manage their
Netflix, Amazon, and other videos.
A “social
financial advisor” that helps people with
retirement planning and wealth management.
PlaceShare is a
marketplace for sharing places, and is
backed by Y Combinator. This startup is
building a new payments system for sharing
things.
A tool to help
users create and edit their own “cards” in
Slack, as well as automate their usage in
Slack.
A platform that
helps people manage their money across
investments. It’s a way for people to track
their investments with an iPhone app that
syncs with a web dashboard.
A tool that lets
you design a concept car and see how it
would look in real life
A tool that
helps businesses get the best deal on
travel, hotel stays and flight tickets.
A startup that
wants to use its AI to power an artificial
intelligence-based investment platform to
help investors pick stocks.
A startup that
wants to help people avoid getting hit by
cars. Their app, which is now in the US, has
had over 1,000 downloads.
A startup that
provides a platform for building customized
wellness programs for employees.
A storage and
backup service that allows users to upload
documents in different formats, then get
their data backed up to the cloud.
A platform for
investing in a hedge fund, which will make
use of the equity in your portfolio.
An on-demand
maid service that brings trained Filipina
housekeepers to people's doorsteps.
A team of sales
people and consultants building software for
sales and marketing teams. They want to take
large marketing campaigns and help sales
people tailor them to individual companies.
The startup is based in San Francisco.
A mobile app
that helps people find parking in a city by
mapping parking garages, lots, and on street
spots.
A drone that can
follow you around on land and in the air,
taking photos and video and providing a
360-degree view of your surroundings.
A way to make it
easier for people to create and share maps
and maps of things like cities and parks.
Established in
2015, the company is building a tool to help
businesses manage their print marketing. It
lets companies manage printing and marketing
budgets, track print campaigns, and monitor
print ROI.
A cloud-based
pricing model and price management tool for
companies buying and selling online.
A platform for
managing online communities, the startup
says it “dedicates itself to creating
healthy, productive, creative online
communities.”
This startup is
building a mobile app that will let you buy
just about any product — from a couch to a
chandelier — and have it delivered to your
home in less than an hour.
A way to quickly
create barcodes for products, allowing them
to be printed and scanned.
A startup that’s
building a software platform for companies
looking for the best deals on commercial
real estate. It cites that a 1% reduction in
rent can save a business 30% of their total
annual real estate spend.
A B2B platform
for finding and sharing freelance technical
talent, with a focus on Germany.
A startup that
gives data on the role of the press in
different countries, and what countries are
most open to outside reporters.
A startup that
aims to make it easier for local governments
to take bids for public works projects.
A toolkit for
building online courses. The startup is
using pre-built templates and templates
specific to the type of course.
A company that
wants to use CRM data to build a better
customer experience. So far it’s built a
pilot program that serves as an internal CRM
for a few hundred employees at a 100k
company.
This is a
digital assistant that claims to be able to
answer questions and perform tasks on your
behalf.
A B2B company
that helps companies create online training
programs that are adaptive to different
kinds of learners.
A company that
helps companies manage their email marketing
and provide a way for users to unsubscribe
from marketing messages.
An email-based
sales platform for companies to better reach
the right people for sales leads.
The startup will
use its software to help companies track
their employees’ time. It provides a
real-time map of what everyone is doing,
like seeing which employee is in a meeting
with a client, which employee is checking in
with a new client, and how much time they
spent on each task.
A global
education platform for students, parents,
and educators.
A platform that
consolidates all of your social media
accounts into one place,
A favorite among
beer enthusiasts, this startup has spent
years building a database of beer shops and
bars in major cities across North America.
A startup that
wants to help people become more efficient
at managing their money. It’s charging
people a monthly fee to manage their money
for them.
This is a place
for people to buy used electronics
A company that
helps small businesses get off the ground,
with a library of tools that help companies
with marketing, accounting, and sales.
Company founders started it after seeing
that many small businesses are launching on
Facebook and taking on extra expenses to
grow.
A platform for
3D printing and prototyping tools. The
company’s software platform helps users
create and sell 3D-printed products online.
A company that
documents and shares the most popular
requests for charity and non-profit
organizations with the goal of
“democratizing” the process for donors.
The startup
helps companies build their own online
communities. It launched in the UK, and has
a small number of users.
A startup that
helps companies manage retail contracts in a
simple, easy-to-use interface. The startup
says it’s already working with over 300
clients.
This company is
building an electric scooter that’s
“designed for high traffic areas”.
This startup is
building a device to help hard of hearing
people navigate public spaces.
A set of
connected apps that create a digital diary
of a person’s life. The app stores a
person’s life in a personal database, and
can be used to create a digital version of a
person’s life.
A software
company that allows users to connect to a
community of donors.
A company that
uses cookies to block ads on websites by
identifying users who have previously
objected to an ad.
A new social
network that lets users create a new social
network from scratch.
A company that
helps athletes train smarter and reach their
performance goals faster.
A developer API
that lets developers create chatbots with
specific features. The startup is targeting
enterprise businesses.
A startup that
wants to help users make more money by
selling their excess household items to the
public.
A tool for B2B
salespeople to do more of their work from
the cloud. Cleverly is a tool for B2B
salespeople to do more of their work from
the cloud.
A mobile app
that helps people find the best deals on
local flights. The startup is already seeing
1,000 downloads every week and is expanding
nationally with a $500,000 investment.
A startup whose
product is a service that "lets users
create an avatar for their email addresses
It then uses that avatar to send email"
The startup launched in October 2018 and
received a seed round of $17M in February
2019
A human-powered
team of recruiters that help companies hire.
This is a
startup that wants to help companies capture
and make money from the data generated on
their websites. It’s a software that helps
companies gather data about their customers
and then deploy a service to make money from
that information.
A multi-purpose
tool for the home which can be used to
monitor or control connected devices in the
house
A distributed
ledger platform for managing people’s
cryptocurrency assets.
This is a SaaS
for predictive analytics for marketing
teams. It helps companies analyze data and
identify market trends to figure out what
will work and what won’t.
Capto is a
one-stop app that helps connect customers
with suppliers and help them find the best
deals. The startup says it has a userbase of
over 2.5 million, and plans to expand to
more countries in Latin America.
An online
marketplace for freelance talent. They’re
building a pool of talent, via an online
marketplace, for brands to use.
A startup that
is building a “mobile-first” version of the
popular website Reddit. They want to make
Reddit more social, making it easier to find
what you want and to interact with the
community.
This is a
non-profit that gives
"micro-loans" to entrepreneurs in
Laos so they can start businesses. The
startup has raised $50,000 in seed funding.
A health
management software platform that helps
health plans manage their members’ data. The
company has raised $8.1 million in funding.
A digital
marketplace for buying, selling and renting
security cameras. The company positions
themselves as an eBay for security cameras.
A startup that’s
building a marketplace that allows people to
buy and sell their old Wi-Fi routers and
other electronics.
A startup that
helps customers book restaurant tables, with
a check-in and payment feature. It’s the
first startup in India working on a
restaurant booking app.
This startup is
building software for businesses to keep
track of their expensive items, which they
can then take to their local jeweler instead
of paying a check out fee. They also plan to
expand to offer an app that allows customers
to track the location of their purchases, so
they can get a full refund if the item is
lost or stolen.
Idea: A mobile
app trying to solve the ‘rejection’ problem
that young students face when applying for
jobs and internships A person can apply for
jobs via the app and be notified if they’re
not qualified, but it’s aimed at helping
young people get over the shame of being
rejected
A startup that
allows people to buy groceries online, and
have them delivered at a later date The user
can also schedule the delivery for a
specific date and time
A platform for
people looking to hire restaurant workers.
A group of
four-hour-old startups that are still around
from Demo Day in June. The goal is to help
early stage founders get funding and grow
their businesses.
A platform for
advertisers to find and target the right
demographics and psychographics. The startup
is also working on an ad tech platform for
brands that want to target “hard-to-reach”
consumers.
A company that
builds AI tools that can help detect fraud
on credit cards.
The startup
offers a tool for companies to make their
own custom, branded products, using a 3D
printer and a factory in China. The company
has partnered with Unilever, United Parcel
Service, and Chipotle among others.
A tool that
helps socially conscious people invest their
money in socially conscious companies.
A mobile app
that helps people track the money they spend
on groceries, and helps everyone save money
on groceries.
The company is a
platform that provides a ‘mobile-first’
shopping experience. The startup wants to
become a one-stop shop for all shopping
needs.
A digital
platform for businesses to buy, sell, and
manage inventory.
A startup that
lets users pick out a workout and have the
fitness app deliver it to them by working
out in the background.
For developers,
this is an app that lets you see all your
projects from the same place.
A startup that
helps organizations get their data into the
cloud, without resorting to competitors like
Amazon S3.
A startup that
helps restaurants collect payment for their
services via direct debit and credit card.
A visual
timeline of your life, based on your social
networks.
While it’s still
in the works, this company is building an
AI-powered assistant that would allow people
to speak to it and get personalized
recommendations on what to do in cities
around the world, sort of like the way
Pandora is personalized music.
An open-source,
community-driven distributed ledger system
that’s designed to enable companies to cut
down on large amounts of paperwork and
paperwork fraud.
This startup
wants to make the world’s most durable
tablet, one that can withstand a drop from a
boat in the ocean, or a puddle of coffee.
A B2C company
for connecting a business’s different
channels of communication and marketing.
This startup is
building an AI-driven, image-matching tool
for marketers. At first, it’d be used to
build ad campaigns, but it’d eventually be
used to improve content creation and
moderation.
A startup that
provides a service for creating a
personalized book for your child
A system for
managing contracts and legal documents, with
a focus on small businesses, startups, and
home-based workers.
A software
company that uses machine learning to manage
and handle re-ordering and inventory for
online stores.
A startup that
lets you instantly rent an apartment with a
few taps.
An on-demand gig
service that pays users with gift cards to
merchants. The startup currently has two
pilot customers in the UK, and plans to
expand to the US in the coming months.
This is a
startup that wants to help people find a new
job. The company is only in its first month
of operations, and has already added 500
users.
Idea: A startup
that provides students with an online forum
to help each other figure out what career
paths they should take.
A tool that lets
you specify what you want your account to
look like, and it will provide you with a
variety of templates to choose from.
A virtual
reality game that lets you go on a wild
adventure in the woods
A startup that
enables a group of people to share their
carpools and public transportation with one
another. It’s a bit of a meta application in
that the startup is building an app to help
companies integrate carpooling into their
business models.
A company that
helps online businesses with online
marketing by targeting their customers with
specific video ads and other creative
content
A company that
is building a service that takes your
current job title, cross-references it with
your LinkedIn profile, and gives you
suggestions on how to make yourself a more
valuable employee.
A platform that
provides a suite of services to help
landlords market and manage their rental
properties.
This startup
wants to be the all-in-one platform for
managing mobile repair and maintenance. It
serves companies like Best Buy, which have
over 1,100 stores, and wants to help them
easily manage and pay for repairs.
A free anonymous
email account for the homeless, and a way to
use email from the homeless in the
workforce.
A digital
library for art and music that’s built using
blockchain technology. It’s a decentralized
system, built on top of the Ethereum
network, that tracks and stores art pieces,
but also allows for them to be accessed via
a web interface.
A mobile app to
help them track their exercise progress.
Users can share their progress with friends
and get motivation and tips from other
users.
A company that
helps you find and connect with your family,
your best friends, the ones you work with,
and the ones you love.
Philadelphia has
a long history of technological innovation
in the medical and engineering fields.
A company that
builds a new kind of anti-fraud technology,
through the use of machine learning.
A company that
helps get you a loan from a bank or credit
union. The startup uses a crowdsourced
approach to identify customers who are in
need of a loan, and then gets them in touch
with a lender.
A P2P lender
that works with government sponsored housing
programs in the US.
A software
company that provides cloud-based services
for auditors to ensure that companies are
filing their taxes correctly.
A startup that
helps manage the risk of a global network of
life insurance policy holders.
The startup is
looking to help small businesses grow by
connecting them with customers, and bringing
them together.
A startup that
specializes in cross-border payments. The
startup has built a solution in partnership
with the Spanish government that allows
Spanish businesses to send money to
individuals in the US. The company is also
working on a platform to help small
businesses in the US accept payments in
euros.
M-KOPA is a tool
allowing developers to create their own
specialized hardware. The founders say the
company has sold $4M worth of hardware over
the last two years, though they’ve only
launched on Kickstarter today.
The world of
finance is changing dramatically, and
there’s a lot of confusion around how new
technologies like fintech will impact
financial services. Fintech can take the
form of apps, startups, and platforms, or it
can be composed of a mix of all three.
Fintech is a catch-all term that can include
everything from cryptocurrencies, to
artificial intelligence, to machine
learning, and more. Fintech startup
solutions help companies navigate these
changes.
A startup that
wants to make the process of app development
faster and easier by providing the tools,
materials, and process they use to build
apps.
A startup that
wants to use AI for the process of building
and growing a sales team, with results that
can be measured by sales performance.
A digital docket
system for small businesses that allows them
to track, manage, and pay for claims, and
then get reminders about pending bills.
A startup in the
fitness-tracking space that’s giving people
an app that provides them with on-demand
workouts. The startup is selling workouts
that are already designed by a group of
experts, for $12 a piece.
An IoT service
that helps hospitals track and monitor
patient care across different departments.
A video rental
app aimed at helping customers find and
reserve movies from the comfort
A startup that
provides software for college students to
help them manage their grades and schoolwork
A platform for
curating and distributing mobile games. The
startup is focused on games that are
designed for touchscreens, though they
reference other platforms, such as
Facebook’s Messenger and Apple’s iMessage.
This startup is
building a “crowdfunding platform for
software”. The startup lets developers
crowdfund their software on the platform.
A company that
helps retailers grow their online sales by
selling them on Amazon.com. The startup has
$2.5 million in funding.
A
content-management platform on which you can
build websites, applications, and forums.
A social media
calendar app, aimed at people who want to
take control of their social media schedule.
A startup that
provides high quality, low cost legal
services
A platform for
small businesses to receive IT and marketing
services from a company that can scale and
grow the business without increasing the
business’s costs.
Food delivery
service that has set its sights on winning
over consumers in Brazil.
An investment
and crowdfunding platform, and a startup
that helps tech companies increase their
visibility and funding.
A startup for
users to share their photos, with the goal
of creating social media content that can be
a source of revenue for them.
A platform that
helps users who are moving apartments share
information with their friends and family,
to make the process less stressful.
A startup
platform for managing and sharing biological
samples. The startup takes samples from
patients, runs them through a machine that
identifies what is in the sample, and then
uses that information to help doctors
diagnose their own patients.
A company that’s
building a “Netflix for fitness”. The
company wants to be able to provide
“instant-on, personalized, scalable, and
effective fitness programs”.
A free software
that helps companies find the best time to
market their products, based on customer
use.
This is an app
that helps fans book concert tickets.
FanBridge helps match fans with the artists
they want to see, then book tickets and
credit cards for the show.
This is a
startup that wants to make it easier to keep
track of all your social media accounts.
A digital media
production company that creates video for
brands, agencies, and large video production
companies.
A platform that
helps employers keep track of all of their
workforce data and helps them better manage
their employee relationships.
An online
platform that allows its users to “recover”
digital media, including photos, music, and
videos. The company aims to build a digital
library that it will eventually license to
other companies to allow them to use the
recovered content.
This idea is a
tool that allows anyone to run their own
private code review on Github.
A startup that
helps real estate agents and their clients
connect and update each others’ calendars.
This startup
helps US companies deal with the $1.4
trillion in student loan debt.
A platform for
automated trading. The startup’s goal is to
bring better tech to the financial markets.
A platform that
helps companies analyze their own data, with
a focus on finding ways to make information
more actionable.
A company that,
instead of selling bikes and bike
accessories, sells insurance for bikes and
their accessories. The startup claims it has
already signed up 100,000 customers in the
UK.
This is a
project management platform with two
components. The first is the product, a team
collaboration tool that connects members to
the other tools they use for project
management. The second is the company
itself, which focuses on building software
to help teams achieve their goals.
A tool that
helps companies manage their services, from
inventory to payments, from anywhere they
have access to the web.
A startup that’s
building a tool for creating interactive 3D
models of objects, which are then easier to
ship. The company wants to help them more
efficiently use their 3D printers.
A pitch for a
robot that builds things. At the moment it’s
just a prototype that looks like an
industrial robot and has the ability to
build a table.
This startup is
building an AI assistant that builds search
queries based on the types of content you’re
looking for. The assistant can then find
related content in the web and find answers
to your questions that way.
A platform for
companies to sell products online, but only
when people are searching for deals.
This company is
building a platform that enables sales reps
in India to take orders via text message and
then send them to back-end sales reps who
are working on an individual transaction.
A startup that
helps businesses advertise to college
students, as part of a bigger initiative to
build a community of college students for
businesses.
A startup to
help businesses and organizations engage
more with their communities. They’re
building a platform that helps people think
about business in a more connected way, like
a marketplace where businesses can connect
with their customers or users.
A software
platform that optimizes the compilation
process in software development. It’s a more
efficient way of building software, and can
help developers cut hours off of their
product creation process.
A peer-to-peer
car sharing app with an emphasis on safety.
It’s also a marketplace for car parts, car
sharing, and car repair. The company
currently has around 100,000 members and $3M
in revenue.
This startup
helps consumers identify which products are
made from recycled materials.
A way for
businesses to get a more efficient,
cloud-based accounting system. They have
$1.8 million in funding.
A “productivity
suite” that offers a suite of tools to help
users track, review and improve their
performance.
A team of
engineers are developing a product platform
for software development and automation.
Their first product is a small team of bots
that let you instantly communicate with
anyone on Slack, and they are also
developing conversational AI tools to
automate tasks.
A pre-paid card
that gives users access to a credit line,
allowing them to buy small-ticket items that
they don’t want to pay cash for. A debit
card with a $5,000 limit.
A project
created by YC alum Eric Migicovsky, it’s a
device that can measure your physical
activity and communicate with your
smartphone.
M.A.S.
Innovation is a startup that helps small
businesses conduct online research. The
company has built a digital research
platform that allows businesses to conduct
their own online searches and access a
variety of digital services, including Hint.
An online
marketplace that connects people who need
services with people who offer them. The
startup has raised $5.5 million in funding
and is in the process of launching their
marketplace.
A cloud-based
service designed to help teams manage their
data and ensure compliance.
A home security
startup that monitors in-home security
cameras and allows customers to turn on
their lights or lock their doors remotely.
The startup, which has raised a $750k seed
round from a variety of investors, is
already working with a dozen customers.
A tool for
mobile developers that lets you build custom
keyboards for certain devices.
A loyalty app
which gives users points towards services
they want through surveys, and then rewards
them with discounts at other services. The
startup, which has been around for over a
year, is working with over 100 brands,
including Airbnb, Amazon, and Lyft.
Idea: This
startup helps restaurants streamline
operations through an app that lets
customers order their meals on a tablet and
then pick them up at a counter inside the
restaurant
“We're building
a platform for hosting, connecting and
monetizing all types of users. Our focus is
to enable the most innovative entrepreneurs
and brands to build unique applications with
our tools."
A tool to help
businesses in the UK and Canada hire more
foreign workers. The app works to connect
businesses with people who want to work, and
helps employers get visas and other
paperwork quickly.
This startup is
building a marketplace for “sales-ready”
websites and the themes they would be built
around. The company provides their own
hosting & domain names, but it’s up to
the seller if they want to use them and with
what.
A tiered plan
for teams of developers to work together on
the same projects, with a free tier that has
limited features and a $10 per month plan
that has access to all features.
A startup that
is building an IoT-based sensor in the home
that allows users to track things like air
quality, water temperature, and light to get
alerts when something is out of balance.
A startup
looking to create an AI that helps companies
manage their social media accounts.
A platform to
build, publish and share content, connecting
all the right players in the supply chain.
A company that’s
building a suite of blockchain-based
products for use by healthcare companies.
A startup that
is building a software platform that allows
stores to more easily and accurately track
inventory on their shelves.
These are the
best of the best of the “good” ideas from
YC’s Summer 2019 applications round. These
companies hope to launch accelerated
programs in the next 4 months.
A company that
allows for easy and secure access to your
house from anywhere – even if you’re not
home.
A Y
Combinator-backed startup that’s building a
tool that helps small businesses set up
credit cards.
A company that
wants to be the go-to agency for companies
that want to grow their brand on social
media.
A self-service
multi-channel marketing platform that works
across social, email, and traditional
channels.
A startup that
wants to make a way for brands to quickly
and cheaply build an Instagram-like social
media account directly on Facebook. Great
for influencers who don’t want to deal with
complicated Instagram accounts.
A startup that
helps small businesses with their insurance
needs. The startup is built on the backbone
of a large insurance company and offers an
online platform to protect small businesses
from cyber risks and cyber thefts.
This startup
helps customers find and book a doctor or
specialist online.
A cloud-based
platform that helps small to mid-sized
organizations with their e-commerce
operations.
A startup that
wants to use IoT to help farmers avoid
pesticides and decrease their input costs.
A digital
concierge for shoppers in Mexico. The
startup helps shoppers throughout Mexico,
the US, and other countries find the best
way to buy a product that’s in demand.
A way for people
to sell their old sneakers, jewlery, and
other items on facebook Marketplace.
A B2B
product-development platform for companies
seeking to build digital products.
This startup is
creating a chatbot that will help users find
the best deal on airline tickets, and
provide recommendations based on personal
preferences.
The app that
makes it easy to find a place to get a
haircut or a manicure.
A protocol that
helps create custom experiences for wearable
devices
A platform for
the healthcare industry, offering a way for
patients to get a diagnosis and treatment
based on their symptoms.
Makes it easier
for freelance developers to get paid.
A startup that
wants to replace the traditional annual tax
prep software with one that can be used to
help employees and independent contractors
file their taxes with ease.
A software
company that can help companies provide the
data about their customers that’ll help them
make better, more personal, and more
relevant marketing.
You can also
check out the Startup Chile startup event
page for more information about upcoming
events and startup gatherings.
A platform that
helps businesses with payroll, HR, and more.
This is a way
for people to show up at an event (like a
conference) and automatically get access to
the speaker’s slides and notes.
A platform for
the sharing economy that accepts any asset
(food, car, love, etc.) and then matches
people who need them.
This startup is
building a website that allows anyone to
instantly and securely order a custom-made
suit from a fabric designer.
A credit card
that plugs into your phone, allowing you to
swipe without having to pull out your phone.
The company is also launching a loyalty app
to track points.
A tool for teams
to file and manage their patent applications
A digital bank
that’s working with farmers and fisherman to
get loans
A learning
platform that helps people learn how to do
certain things through a variety of
different means.
A startup using
AI to help companies and individuals find
the best price for everything from auto
insurance to life insurance.
An automated way
for companies to build their own mobile
applications. The startup’s founders say
that it allows companies to create
applications without having to hire
developers or design them from scratch.
The startup
wants to help you take better pictures and
videos and save them in a single place. It’s
called SoundSnap and it’s basically a mobile
app that turns any camera into a video
recorder.
A platform that
lets users create and sell products on their
site, with the help of a customized backend.
An enterprise
platform for the pharmaceutical industry,
helping companies manage and secure their
supply chains
A startup that
makes it easy for companies to develop and
distribute their own apps, without the need
to hire an app developer. The startup is a
platform that connects app developers with
freelancers and other companies who can help
with things like development, marketing and
design.
A platform for
developers to build and sell custom apps in
the Google Play Store.
This startup is
working on software that helps legal
professionals track their research —
“research” is a term so broad it encompasses
everything from reading court cases to
scouring the internet for relevant
information. The startup says it has $1
million in revenue.
This is an app
that turns your phone into an emergency
hotspot to connect with friends and family,
and to help you dial 911.
A B2B startup
that SaaS-izes the process of managing and
tracking materials and products.
An AI-powered
personal assistant that finds the cheapest
ride for the user. The startup has over
500,000 rides booked since launching in
April, with a 2% take rate.
A startup that
provides a service where people can hire
someone to help them with their social media
presence (ie post on facebook, tweet, etc)
Idea: A startup
that helps companies hire entry-level
engineers by arming them with a set of
pre-screening questions that help them
identify potential candidates
A platform that
allows people to make their own films, with
courses and software to help them make their
own learning videos.
A B2B platform
that helps companies create public-facing
websites without having to know HTML.
A customer
support system that helps companies minimize
the time it takes to fix their customers’
problems.
A company
offering a SaaS-based product for small
businesses that are looking to improve their
website.
A company that
provides software to help retailers and
manufacturers save energy and money,
especially in the new era of low-carbon
regulations.
A software
company that is building a solution for
managing a client’s daily expenses, which
they say is easier than using a spreadsheet
or creating a budget online.
This is a
marketplace that helps people invest in the
stock market through peer-to-peer lending.
A startup that
wants to build a predictive analytics
platform that analyses video to determine
what’s going on in the game. It’s good for
fantasy leagues and betting.
A product that’s
used to help companies manage their
contractors and freelancers, with features
like payroll, payment history, and a
“contractor management dashboard”.
A startup that
wants to learn people’s habits and use the
information to suggest new products to
them...with discounts.
Farmers can
bring their entire supply chain online using
a single management platform.
A startup that
aims to connect insurance agencies with
companies with insurance needs and claims to
help them manage risk.
A startup that
allows you to order take-out from a local
restaurant and pay for it with your phone.
A startup that
allows nonprofits to fundraise online and
sell merchandise. The startup matches donors
with nonprofits that need money, and allows
users to also donate money to certain
causes.
A startup that
works with farmers to make meat that’s
healthier for the planet and less bad for
people
A tool that
allows people to create their own 3D models
of objects and designs and have them printed
on a 3D printer.
A platform that
makes it easy for companies and employees to
get reimbursed for food ordered online. It’s
currently working with a few international
companies and has a few other international
partnerships in the works.
The Startup
Battlefield match-up features three teams
and one team will win the prize of $50,000.
The winner of the Battlefield will also
receive a $25,000 investment from the
founder of Groupon, Andrew Mason, and if
they are successful, the winner will also
have the option to have their company
reviewed by Groupon.
A company that
makes it easier for the visually impaired to
translate symbols. The startup has raised
$1.2 million.
A startup
connecting businesses with people looking to
rent/share their space, in the form of a
Craigslist-like website.
A company that
wants to remove inefficiency from the supply
chain by allowing everyone on a supply chain
to manage inventory together. It’s currently
focused on the hospitality industry, with
its app launching in June.
A company that
helps small businesses in the US grow faster
by delivering online marketing, sales, and
customer support. They have raised a total
of $2.8 million since launching in 2018.
A startup that
wants to democratize “blockchain for the
masses”.
Build a platform
for independent filmmakers to find actors,
crew and equipment for their movies.
A messaging
platform for people who are deaf and hard of
hearing, with text-to-speech translation and
closed captioning.
Small but
growing business that helps retailers and
restaurants get paid faster
This startup
aims to help small businesses like
restaurants, beauty shops, and massage
parlors easily buy and sell their products,
with a focus on customers who want to sell
products.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for new startups to
get funded by providing an online platform
for finding investors.
A Facebook app
that compiles all your Facebook activity
into one place.
A startup for
managing and tracking B2B relationships.
A startup that
helps foster parents or others who want to
become a foster parent learn about the
process, find a family and make a home.
A mobile payment
platform that allows businesses to accept
payments in one of over 200 currencies and
in local currencies. The startup is focused
on working with small businesses around the
world, but has signed up thousands of
merchants in the last year.
This company is
building a platform for global NGOs to
better track and respond to the needs of
vulnerable people around the world.
A tool that
helps developers create better apps by
reducing the need to log into a bunch of
different sites and apps to track their
users. The startup is currently building out
a product to help the Philadelphia Eagles
build a better fan app.
You’ll be able
to “flip” your car with this startup.
This company is
building a global mobile payments platform
that uses AI and the power of the blockchain
to grant users access to their money in the
most efficient way, while also giving them
an incentive to use it.
A visual
calendar that lets you view data from your
company, including upcoming events,
meetings, and tasks, all in a single place.
The startup’s app seems like a mashup of
Google Calendar and Trello.
Bizbuyers is a
“social shopping platform” that links
businesses with buyers. The company wants to
be an “Amazon for small businesses”.
The Startup
Genome is a resource for founders and
investors. It covers early stage startups
and is a non-profit that helps
entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors. The
Startup Genome aims to improve the ecosystem
by providing entrepreneurs with data to help
guide their decisions and spread best
practices.
This startup is
building a consumer-facing marketplace for
the home-sharing economy, where people can
find a roommate to live in their home.
This startup is
building a toolkit that allows users to take
screenshots of videos and images and then
add annotations to them, allowing the
annotated media to drive sales.
A video editing
platform that lets users edit 30-second
videos that they’ve recorded privately with
their phone.
A personal
finance tracking app for unbanked women in
Africa
A software
startup that helps hospitals and clinics
manage electronic medical records.
A product design
company that helps companies create and
launch products. The startup has a built-in
digital product studio.
One of the
original investors in OpenTable raised a $1
million seed round to help “Bring the magic
back to the restaurant industry.”
A software
company that helps other companies find the
right people and superfans to help them
build their product.
A company that
aims to make it easy for you to create your
own version of Dropbox or Google Drive.
A startup that
aims to improve the quality of documents
that doctors write for patients. The startup
wants to make it easier for doctors to
collaborate on and share their notes, with a
mobile app for sharing patient information
and an instant messaging channel for doctors
to communicate with each other.
A tool that aims
to help companies get a better sense of
their social media performance, with a
dashboard for teams to see all their online
conversations.
A company
building a browser extension to help you
organize your e-mail inbox.
An AI startup
that uses art as a core component of its
product.
A platform that
helps small businesses in the Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) region sell and
distribute goods.
A company that
uses machine learning to provide a better,
more accurate and faster search tool for
genealogists.
A tool for small
teams to manage projects and projects. The
founders say that they want to create a new
class of company, the “Project Manager”.
A maker of
smartphones and tablets, the startup wants
to sell its own operating system and make
its own hardware.
This “Uber for
cleaning” service allows customers to order
cleaning services from their smartphone.
A startup that
helps retailers manage inventory, increasing
efficiencies and making more money.
A B2B
product-development platform for companies
seeking to build digital products.
The platform is
building a collaborative tool for business
owners to manage their professional social
networks, helping them do things like track
their online reputation, identify
influencers and make better marketing
decisions.
In the past, a
person could get insurance through a company
and then write off the cost of that
insurance. With the advent of the individual
market, many companies are no longer
offering insurance because the rate they
would have to charge is too low.
A startup that
helps the construction industry build faster
and more efficiently.
A B2B startup
for LinkedIn for “the small business
market”.
This company is
building a platform for sharing and selling
used furniture. The startup has a website
where people can view and purchase
furniture.
A mobile
ticketing app with a twist. Rather than
having to enter into a ticketing website,
users can simply scan their ticket and get a
notification when they’re at the gate.
Building a
system for lending on small business loans
for microloans. The founders say it can help
small businesses access capital and provide
a better lending experience.
A startup that
tracks how much time people spend on various
things, and then automatically pays them.
Aimed at product managers who want to make
sure people aren’t getting distracted.
The startup
helps people sell their second-hand products
online, with the process integrating with
eBay.
A startup that
helps businesses manage their infrastructure
and make it easier to use a single source of
truth across their entire network.
A startup that
sells a USB-connected device that allows you
to remotely control your home’s lights and
television, and allow users to launch and
log into apps on their phones.
A platform to
shop for and share used cars, trucks, and
SUVs by searching for and comparing
available inventory via a mobile app, and
then making an offer on a car with a simple
swipe.
A new way to get
enterprise-grade security for all your cloud
apps using orchestration from a single
source. It’s a security automation tool that
promises to make security management easier
for companies of all sizes.
A new way to
build mobile apps that allow users to drag
and drop content instead of typing it out.
A tool that
helps companies in France, Germany, and
Belgium connect to Chinese suppliers.
The company aims
to become the “Amazon of corporate travel”.
They currently have 2,000 users.
A digital app
that helps people plan their finances for
retirement, with features like automatic
savings and investing.
A startup that
wants to be the company that helps companies
create a single record of all of their
business information, including financial
documents, employee records, etc.
"We believe
that the world’s 2.5 billion farmers deserve
access to information they can trust. We
believe that everyone deserves an
opportunity to improve their lives. We
believe that, in the long run, this is good
for the planet."
An online course
marketplace that delivers college-level
courses online, for a fraction of the price
of on-campus courses.
A management
platform for small businesses that wants to
help companies grow. The startup says it’s
already working with over 300 businesses,
and is helping them improve their customer
acquisition, sales and retention.
A way for people
to sell their old sneakers, jewlery, and
other items on facebook Marketplace.
A company that
sells iPhone cases that double as an
app-launching device, allowing users to
launch their favorite apps by simply tapping
their smartphone on the case.
A startup that
helps companies and students organize their
schoolwork, store it, and share it
A company that
helps manufacturers get their products to
market faster. The company uses automated
tooling facilities to produce prototypes.
Pitchbook
presents two popular pitch events: the
"Pitch It" event and the
"Pitch It" event.
A company that
helps people pack their own medical supplies
in order to save money.
A startup that
helps people buy and sell things locally
through the app. Pricy is hoping to compete
with services like Carousell and OLX, which
have been operating in the same niche for
years.
A startup that
makes it easy for businesses to manage their
employee’s accounts, giving admins the
ability to see where money is going and how
much is coming in from what.
Health apps are
usually available on smartphones, tablets,
and computers. Haze is building a smartphone
app that helps patients monitor their health
and stay in control of appointments.
An automation
platform that helps businesses manage the
manual steps involved in order fulfillment,
from tracking and managing inventory to
automating how orders are processed.
A company that
can assemble furniture from a factory in
China, and ship it directly to a customer.
A platform that
lets you search through a pool of experts.
A startup that
sets up an online store and connects it to a
peer-to-peer market
This startup is
looking to help companies find and hire the
best team, whether they’re a startup or an
established enterprise. The platform is
built around identifying and assembling the
right people for the job, helping employers
quickly find and hire the right employees.
A network of
robot-powered drones that delivers packages
to customers in real time.
Zapier wants to
help small businesses automate physical
tasks using web tools. It’s currently in
private beta with a few thousand users, and
the startup is seeking to raise funding to
grow it.
A tool for
helping employees find and buy employees
gifts.
A way for
companies to take online surveys without the
hassle of paper.
A startup that
provides diagnoses and treatment
recommendations via a phone app.
A startup that
helps businesses manage the invoicing
process through software, allowing them to
focus their time on other tasks.
A SaaS that
serves as a “commercial intranet” for
companies, developed by a former Microsoft
executive. The company says it has nearly
1,000 customers and has raised $30 million
in funding.
This startup is
building a “robot-assisted” system to help
doctors with their surgeries, using
artificial intelligence to spot problems and
make decisions while they operate.
A “pay as you
go” payment system for people with no credit
history, to help them get ahead in their
lives by buying goods and services on
credit.
Using a bevy of
different marketing channels to find the
right customers, including email, Facebook
and Google Adwords. The startup also pitches
that it can offer a customized solution
based on a person’s specific needs.
A tool for
healthcare providers to manage patient
records and scheduling.
A product that’s
used to help companies manage their
contractors and freelancers, with features
like payroll, payment history, and a
“contractor management dashboard”.
The startup is
building a mobile network for remote
employees that can use the network to send
and receive files, make calls, and respond
to email.
A platform for
managing your life with a CRM, contacts,
calendar events, and tasks.
A startup that
aims to make podcasting more accessible and
easier to use with services like audio-only
versions
A startup that
helps people pay for things, whether it’s a
ride or a cup of coffee. The startup charges
a fee of $5.95/month to charge and pay for
things, and there’s an option to opt in for
free.
A restaurant
delivery app for Miami. The startup helps
restaurants deliver food to customers in
their homes for pick up.
This startup is
building a marketplace for professional
services, meaning companies can get services
from agencies online rather than going
through a broker.
A startup for
online learning. The startup says its users
are saving 50% on their education costs.
a startup
focused on using AI to detect fraudulent
activity on a credit card.
A CPA firm that
helps small businesses with accounting,
bookkeeping, and tax services. The startup
is in the process of launching an iOS app
for managing employees.
A company that
helps hospitals and other medical facilities
cut down on expensive paper records.
A startup with a
team of 3 that’s going to help companies in
the B2B space reduce/eliminate fraud at the
point of sale of their products. They’re
targeting B2B companies in the US, Canada,
and Europe.
A startup that
provides support to people with mental
health issues, such as anxiety and
depression.
A startup that
lists all the things you’d like to buy, but
haven’t been able to find. The startup’s
founder says his product is like a “Netflix
for Amazon” and that it earns him around
$10,000 a month.
A toolset for
anyone looking to start their own company.
A company that
offers a digital version of a physical
notary public.
A B2B company
that helps companies take their on-demand
services to the next level. It’s a service
that helps companies plan, design, and build
the services for their business.
An email
marketing tool to help people get paid for
writing emails.
A new kind of
search engine that gets results from dozens
of sources and instantly returns more
relevant results to users. Its search engine
can also be connected to digital assistants
like Alexa or Google Home
A startup that’s
bringing equity crowdfunding to the US.
Idea: A startup
that aims to replace the ancient, insecure,
and expensive fax machine with a paper-less,
secure, and cheaper system. The startup is
working with large corporations to do this,
and has sold $100,000 in the last month,
with a 2.5% take rate.
The startup is
working on a product to use in the operating
room to help correct eye and head alignment.
A real estate
agent that helps find and sell commercial
and residential properties, while also
connecting users with other professionals.
Venture-backed
startup that helps developers easily create
social apps for their customers.
A solution for
startup founders to find and hire technical
talent.
This startup is
building financial and accounting software
that’s meant to make accounting quick, easy,
and fun. The company is currently building
out a prototype of the software and is
looking to raise $1M in capital.
A chatbot that
helps people learn Spanish vocabulary and
grammar. The startup wants to build a tool
that helps people learn Spanish by chatting
with a bot. It’s already built out a
prototype and has launched a pilot with
Canvas.
A realtime
database that crunches social media and
digital marketing analytics from realtime
sources. The startup is focusing on the UK
market.
A software as a
service product that allows people to make
their own custom hats and other clothing
items.
Builds a “smart”
light bulb with an app that gives you
suggestions for what color to use based on
your mood and the time of day.
A group
messaging app that gives users of all ages
the ability to text and call their friends,
including the elderly and the disabled.
The Business of
College is a collection of stories and
advice from YC partners who will be sharing
their experiences from the 2015 class in a
series of blog posts.
A startup that
wants to build a discount drug pricing
loyalty card with a goal of reducing the
cost of prescription medications by up to
50%.
A platform for
early stage companies that focuses on the
content side of an entrepreneur’s portfolio
A startup that’s
building a subscription service for digital
comic books. The company wants to offer a
monthly subscription to any digital comic
book without having to have it digitally
purchased.
A platform for
paying health care providers. The company is
focused on providing compliance and
automation services to the health care
industry.
A tool for
managing crowdfunded products, focusing on
the last mile of crowdfunding, helping
scalability and distribution.
A personal
assistant for the elderly with a focus on
loneliness, loneliness, and loneliness.
A software
company that helps companies build out their
marketing automation systems, allowing them
to focus on the marketing tasks they know
how to do well rather than managing
spreadsheets.
Slack is
building a tool for teams to work together
from anywhere, on any device.
A platform for
helping people invest in their retirement
portfolios
A data center
with a 1 MW capacity for storing data and a
network of 20,000 servers. It aims to help
businesses and governments solve big
problems with big data.
A tool that
helps companies issue and track time off for
regular employees
A maker of
smartphones and tablets, the startup wants
to sell its own operating system and make
its own hardware.
A startup that
will allow users to order a ride on demand,
for a flat rate. The company is one of the
startups in a new, large-scale industry that
wants to change the way that people move
around the city and get around places in
their downtime.
A company that
helps people who want to start a business
but need more information on the legalities
of doing so.
This startup is
building a platform for auto-updating
software that works with auto manufacturers
to build an app that helps support and
troubleshoot consumers’ cars.
A toolkit for
companies to bring EHS up to speed with
compliance regulations, including a way to
assess which regulations might apply to them
that they otherwise wouldn’t have known
about.
Idea: A mobile
app for first aid responders, allowing them
to better coordinate in the field. The app
has a fast search capability, letting
responders easily find supplies and guides.
The platform is
building a toolkit for designers to build
custom user interfaces for their mobile
apps.
Marathi version
of the popular web series Watsi, and
continues to air on Jaihind TV.
A social network
for the "minority" population. It
aims to build tools for people who are
hyper-aware of their social status, and want
to share what they’re doing in the hopes of
finding others like them.
A company that
helps companies build the frontends for
their data analysis applications, for CRM,
supply chain, and more.
A startup that
helps small-business owners create a sales
process that’s easy to follow and efficient
to execute. The app helps small-business
owners track their sales process, manage
customer relationships, and manage their
inventory.
A password
management startup that helps people
establish unique passwords for every website
and app, and helps them remember them.
The startup’s
website says, “Lufthansa delivers to you.”
A startup that
helps schools and universities share lesson
plans and curriculum with their students,
who can follow them at home on their
smartphone.
A platform that
helps small business owners in India use
their app to accept payments, and enables
customers to pay with a couple of taps.
A program that
helps job seekers find jobs and improves
their chances of getting hired.
A platform that
helps colleges and universities manage their
relationships with alumni who have given
money.
This is a way
for business to pay their employees in
bitcoin.
A startup that
aims to solve the problem of “reputation”
for people, who will be able to manage all
of their information on one platform, as
opposed to multiple.
A startup that
wants to be the Wikipedia of insurance
companies, allowing agents to research
coverage on any company, to avoid calling
the wrong company before doing business.
Food-delivery
service for the elderly and homebound that
doesn’t require a driver.
A company
building a social network for influencers.
A real-time
platform for securely sharing someone’s
address, which can also be livestreamed.
It’s meant for sharing a person’s location
with emergency services, for instance, or
for a family to announce an address change
in a video.
They’re building
a tool to help companies make decisions
about where to open new stores based on a
person’s purchasing history.
A startup that
secures your personal info, especially
sensitive information like medical records
and bank accounts.
A platform for
connecting buyers and sellers of real
estate, with a goal to make the process of
buying and selling real estate as easy as
using Swappa to buy an iPhone.
A startup that
aims to deliver more than 100,000 tons of
food a year to people in developing
countries
A free 3D
printer for students and educators. The
company is also launching a subscription
service to provide access to more advanced
models and features.
A tool that
helps cities build an API for companies to
be able to monitor traffic and respond
quickly to incidents.
This is a
startup that uses a mobile app and a camera
to find street-level recycled products and
sell them to the public. They started with
old library books and DVDs, but are now
selling all sorts of things.
The startup aims
to make managing web apps easier with a
toolset that evaluates the security of a
website, then automatically sets up a SSO
for a developer to use.
A payment system
for small businesses in the Philippines,
with a focus on remittance, based on a
user’s location. The startup wants to target
merchants with a high volume of transactions
but low capacity, such as small shops and
restaurants.
A global online
marketplace for more than 5,000 businesses,
connecting them with small business owners
in a variety of sectors.
A startup
building a way for academic scientists to
focus their work more on research and less
on data management. The startup aims to
reduce human errors in lab work and make
scientific research more efficient.
This is an
in-house survey tool for customer feedback.
It’s designed to help companies gather
feedback from their own employees to help
them improve their products.
A plan to solve
the problem of 3rd-party open source code,
providing a way for developers to get access
to source code from major open source
software projects without having to pay for
it.
A platform that
helps businesses set up and manage their
e-commerce site with a backend system.
A tool that lets
you build a phone number from a website
A startup
creating a platform for the creation of
customized, AI-powered marketing mailers
The startup is
looking to help investors diversify their
portfolios by providing a way to track and
analyze stocks on their phone
A startup that
aims to “make it easier for everyone in the
world to have a home internet connection”
with a hardware product that plugs into an
electrical outlet.
A digital
education platform for low-income students,
helping them understand their financial aid
eligibility.
A tool for
medical product development, aimed at pharma
companies and biotech startups.
A startup that
builds on the idea of the “work week”,
creating a calendar that syncs work with
life, so you don’t get in a rut. The company
says it has over $3M in funding, and is
currently in the pre-launch stage of its
business.
A “virtual
assistant” for managing customer service,
sales and marketing, and finance teams. The
startup wants to act like a personal
assistant, making the process more efficient
for the user.
A company that
matches recruiters with applicants quickly
and easily via text messaging and chat.
A startup that
helps people share their homes with others,
acting as a kind of Airbnb for people to
rent out their spaces.
Visionary
Enterprise has received funding from Y
Combinator since 2009
A health staff
scheduling and planning app for dentists.
This company
wants to make it easier for businesses to
manage their customer data. They’ve been in
stealth mode for
This startup is
building a platform to help increase worker
productivity and better manage workloads.
A startup that
builds a virtual reality “smart glove” for
developers. The startup wants to make it
easier for programmers to use the “magical”
gloves that can track the tiny movements we
make when typing, and other gestures.
A startup that
lets users share and manage a library of
videos
A tool for
identifying mistakes in contracts,
especially for real estate and litigation.
It uses machine learning to identify errors
that lawyers could miss and then help
engineers fix them.
A digital tool
to help people plan and organize their lives
by aggregating all of their online calendars
and to-do lists into one place.
A content
management platform that works across
different platforms and allows users to take
advantage of the content they create, even
if they don’t have their own website.
A company that
allows you to buy and sell goods on eBay
directly from within a mobile app. Founded
by former Facebook exec Justin Kan, Hangers
was started in 2014 and has raised $5.5
million. and has over 30,000 users.
The company
wants to take the cost of sending parcels
internationally to $0.
A startup which
tracks where your money goes on the web and
alerts you to hidden costs.
This startup
makes a machine that allows users to draw on
the screen using air pressure.
A digital
concierge that helps people find the best
options for a variety of services, including
the best hair stylist, the best car service,
or the best restaurant.
A startup that
builds a tool to help parents keep track of
their kids’ photos and videos.
A smart phone
app that makes it easier to find the
cheapest airfare for travel on Facebook. The
startup has already seen success with the
app, and says they’ve seen a 150% increase
in the number of people in India who use it
on a daily basis.
A way to enable
co-working spaces with a layer of social
data
A startup that’s
building a way to help people book and get
tickets to concerts, sporting events, or
other events.
A marketing
automation tool for creating and managing
email campaigns.
A real-time
translation app that takes the place of
traditional translation apps. It works by
pulling in translated text from multiple
sources in real-time.
A tool for
visually describing code. It’s a new way to
describe code and help developers figure out
what they want to do with their code.
A B2B company
that allows people to enter and view basic
information about products in medical supply
catalogs. The company is looking to partner
with pharmaceutical companies to streamline
the ordering process, and then help
prescription customers find the best prices.
A startup that
generates a custom color palette for a
product
The company is a
funding-and-dissemination platform for
science projects. It’s funded by Y
Combinator, and has raised $2.6M in seed
funding.
An online
platform that helps small-scale farmers sell
their excess produce. It allows farmers to
post prices and where to buy the produce,
and consumers to buy directly from farmers.
Activell is a
browser-based service that helps companies
track and report their social media efforts.
The startup says it can manage Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram campaigns
across the globe.
A SaaS platform
to help companies set up and easily manage
and measure employee wellbeing programs, as
well as provide advice on setting up these
programs.
A startup that
helps you find the best time to book a
flight, and what time of day is the best for
planes to be available
This is a
startup that wants to help people sell their
old stuff on Craigslist, using their own
photos and descriptions to sell their items
without the hassle of eBay or Craigslist.
A company that
launched in the UK in June 2019, with plans
to expand to the US and Europe later in
2019. Their goal is to help “commercial real
estate professionals” manage and optimize
their buildings.
A new way to
train employees without the usual expense of
traditional employees. The company says
they’re working with many large universities
on a new way to train employees in areas
like documentation, procurement, and project
management without the need for a full-time
employee.
Making office
supplies more environmentally friendly,
allowing a company to buy paper cones and
cups in bulk, rather than using them up and
throwing them away.
A platform that
helps people collaborate on ideas in a way
that’s faster and more efficient.
A startup that
has built a way to allow companies to
streamline their process of providing
employee benefits to their employees.
The startup
offers a new approach to workplace
performance reviews: a behavior based
feedback system that rewards positive
actions and punishes negative ones.
A mobile
payments solution for mobile network
operators (think AT&T and Verizon). The
mobile payments startup wants to be the
first mobile payments platform to offer both
mobile network operators and mobile carriers
a platform to build mobile payments
solutions.
A startup for
independent contractors that helps them find
gigs and charge.
A new startup
that aims to disrupt the real estate
industry by allowing anyone to rent out
spare rooms in their houses and apartments.
A startup that
wants to be the best place to keep all your
doctors’ notes.
We’re used to
going to a retail store and buying a product
from a single brand. The startup wants to
make it easier to find the product that’s
right for you by making a detailed product
finder in a new kind of retail store.
Real-time task
management software for you to send your
to-do items to team members.
An SMS-based
platform for sending and receiving money,
with a focus on small transactions and users
in emerging markets. Their idea is to allow
people to transact across the street or
across the country without going through a
bank and without needing a bank account.
A platform for
anyone to create their own workout video.
A company that
builds an app to help companies manage the
design and build of their websites,
including features like site-wide updates.
A SaaS platform
for companies to manage their social media
accounts across Facebook, Instagram,
LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
A startup that’s
looking to develop a “virtual assistant for
the IoT”
A company that
wants to help freelancers with their
invoicing, payments, and overall financial
management.
A company that
builds automated tools for teams that create
online courses.
A community of
people who want to live in space, and want
to live in space for at least $200,000. They
want to live in space because they think
it’s a better place to live than Earth. They
want to live in space because they think it
will be cheaper than if they were to live on
Earth. And they want to live in space
because they think it will be safer than if
they were to live in Earth.
A B2B company
that helps companies establish customized
policies that are automatically executed for
employees based on their usage of the
company’s software.
The startup is
building a network of smart locks that work
with a variety of home automation systems.
A tool that
helps improve your photography by showing
you how you look in each and every frame.
A new platform
that creates targeted ads using the data
from your social media. It’s not clear how
exactly this would work, but the startup is
hoping to “dramatically change the way
brands target customers”.
A product that
helps companies and agencies track employee
time, location and performance from multiple
devices.
Startup founders
are being more aggressive in the US, with a
few companies in the last year getting VCs
to fund them at seed or Series A-level, when
they may have previously been too early.
A company that
uses machine learning to create products
that help senior citizens with activities of
daily living, such as shopping, banking and
making phone calls.
A platform for
sharing and selling meals for home chefs,
and a way for those chefs to interact with
each other.
This startup is
building a new way to work that allows you
to quickly create a virtual meeting room for
your team (with audio, video, and other
features) and then broadcast it to whoever
is interested.
A startup that
will be launched by Ben Horowitz, which will
be the first project of his new Horowitz
Center for Entrepreneurship. The company
will create a social network for network
engineers to receive and give feedback on
code.
A B2C product
that helps consumers share and find that
perfect picture of what they are looking
for.
Retail startup
that works with retailers to get merchandise
into the hands of customers on an evening
delivery service, making it more likely that
customers will buy.
A startup that
wants to help employers manage the
ever-expanding amount of “digital content”
they need to produce.
This startup is
helping people make money from their car
data, by selling information about the cars
users drive, like car-related events and gas
purchases.
A tool for
online learning, similar to LinkedIn
Learning or Udacity. The startup helps you
integrate, manage, and track your
educational programs.
A startup meant
to help small businesses keep track of their
day-to-day expenses. The company hopes to
help small companies keep track of their
day-to-day expenses and tap into their
savings potential.
Idea: A 3D audio
startup that is trying to make podcasting
more immersive by using binaural audio. The
app has a pretty strong take on the future
of podcasting, and its founder says that the
company is profitable.
A startup for
on-demand, personalized, restaurant
recommendations. The startup plans to launch
in the fall of 2019.
A digital
platform that allows small businesses to
create a “professional profile,” allowing
them to connect with customers, decide what
to do in situations like offer discounts,
etc.
This startup is
building a way for e-commerce companies to
track inventory, create alerts, and optimize
supply chain processes.
A startup that
uses the blockchain to help the World Bank
manage the crises in the developing world.
A digital health
platform connecting patients with their
medical records for easier access, usage
tracking, and keeping up with appointments.
A startup that
provides a service where people can have a
personal assistant who is an expert at daily
activities (laundry, cooking, cleaning)
An AI-based
chatbot that helps you with your fitness
goals. The bot offers customized workouts
based on your goals, goals, and history.
A startup that
offers a variety of revenue opportunities to
creators, including merchandising,
subscriptions, and merchandising.
An online
marketplace for the sharing of cars. Carpool
is already in cities in the US and Europe,
but the founders want to expand it to Africa
and Asia.
A tool for
companies that want to hire independent
contractors. Competing with TaskRabbit,
TaskUs, and others.
A mobile app
that connects you to the best local
restaurants based on your search results.
The startup is
creating a way for marketers to track their
digital marketing campaigns across multiple
channels and learn a lot about their
customers along the way.
A way to get
monthly market quotes from a few different
sources, pitched as an alternative to the
Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.
A startup that
provides a way for tech companies to manage
their digital marketing as one source for
all their marketing needs.
A tool for
building and connecting ad hoc APIs to help
companies develop and deploy on-demand APIs
on platforms like Slack.
An artificial
intelligence (AI) powered platform that
helps brands find the most relevant
influencers to engage with and buy from.
This startup
aims to help people identify the underlying
cause of their pain and then sell them an
app that’ll help them treat it.
A startup that
wants to use the blockchain to help create a
system that collects and tracks all your
data to build a “trusted record of the
world’s food supply.”
Making it easier
to receive payments in the US.
A SaaS service
for helping developers build mobile
applications for retailers.
A startup that
helps users register for local events,
including concerts, art shows, meetups, and
sports games. The startup is growing
quickly, with over 30,000 events registered
in the past year.
A startup that
provides a OTC marketplace for people to buy
and sell crypto
A dateable
dating app, not unlike Bumble.
A startup for
companies to share their content with their
employees via a video conference
The company’s
client list includes brands such as BBDO,
Union Bank, Accenture, and Yahoo, and its
primary product is a service that helps
webpages load faster.
A new startup
that aims to modernize the payments industry
for businesses, making it faster, cheaper,
and more secure.
A startup that
works with corporates to set up and manage
employee wellness programs.
A travel search
engine that features a social network for
finding travel deals.
A platform that
helps companies manage their customer
support. S2W helps companies provide
products and services to their customers via
chat.
This startup is
building a tool for restaurants to allow
customers to order food and drinks without
ever talking to a waiter or waitress, and
without giving out their phone number.
A B2B startup
that is building out a managed marketplace
for insurance companies to find and compare
quotes from different carriers.
A tool that
helps companies convert web traffic into
revenue. It’s an example of a promising tool
that will help democratize data.
A tool to allow
users to sign up for data plans over
Facebook Messenger, without having to get a
new number.
A private,
secure messaging app that allows you to
communicate with people who have already
invited you.
A startup that
reduces time and costs involved in obtaining
and renewing a US work visa
In this video, a
startup founder runs through a list of
companies:
A marketer that
offers a platform to connect brands with
influencers, who can be paid to promote
brands and products.
The MIT Media
Lab’s new venture that “helps patients
discover their most effective treatments
through digital medicine.”
A startup that
makes it easier for medical professionals
and public health workers to track and share
data about outbreaks
A company that’s
building a voice recognition tool for coding
and machine learning.
A global,
autonomous, decentralized network of plane
makers, flight attendants, maintenance
personnel, pilots, and airplane part
suppliers.
A mobile app
where people can donate money to artists or
bands that they like. The startup is working
with artists like N.E.R.D., KATY PERRY, and
SEX AND THE CITY.
This company is
building a “natural language processing
platform for chatbots”.
This startup is
building an app that enables workers to
schedule tasks via a mobile app instead of
an email. They’re currently working on a
version for freelance workers, but they’ve
also written a book on how to run your
business without a web presence.
A tool for
keeping track of the money you've spent in a
day, so you can go back and see how much of
it you've spent on each thing.
A web-based
platform for musicians to publish their
work, including lyrics, music videos, and
merchandise. The startup is building an
online community to help musicians connect
with fans.
Siri is a
personal assistant that learns your needs,
and notifies you when it needs additional
information. The startup is building a
social network in which you can connect with
other users that are a similar level of
expertise to you. The team was also behind
the now defunct
A tool for sales
reps to get started with cold emailing and
the sales cycle.
A startup that
is building a platform that will allow
people to save and withdraw money from their
savings accounts through their cell phone.
A startup for
home security systems, where sellers can
list their products for sale.
This is an
in-app payment system for coffee shops and
diners.
A startup that
helps people sell off extra stuff they have
lying around, including their own cars.
A startup that
focuses on helping companies compare rental
car prices based on their specific needs,
and then makes the process as painless as
possible.
Idea: A startup
that is building an end-to-end solution for
businesses making hardware to help them get
funded and bring their product to market.
They want to automate a lot of the backend
work needed to launch hardware like creating
a company and getting funding.
A new way to
book airfare with a focus on flexible travel
options. The startup wants to expand the
options to include home-away-from-home
programs, and will work with companies to
offer payment plans, etc.
This company
aims to help with medical transcription. The
startup is building a medical transcription
platform that it hopes will replace the need
for third-party companies like Lexmark and
Scansoft.
A company that
makes AI-powered software to help
nonprofits, raising funds from the
community.
A company that
helps employers build out a network of
employees they can track and manage.
A tool that
helps brands and influencers increase social
media engagement
Idea: Schedule,
organize, and pay for a group vacation
A tool designed
to help small- and medium-sized businesses
get their online through a series of video
interviews.
A platform for
building art, where anyone can create a
piece of art in minutes. The app uses a
unique algorithm to make it easier and more
accessible for people to make art, and it’s
often seen as the most unique aspect of the
platform.
A company that
sells a device to keep your television
screen from interfering with the signal
you’re watching.
The company
behind the $500,000 World Cup prize pool,
FanDuel is building a baseball-based fantasy
game. FanDuel has a head start in the US and
UK, but will need to grow in other countries
to have an impact.
A tool to help
you manage multiple social media profiles,
with a section for managing your Instagram
account.
This is a
software platform for building customized
software. The startup claims to have more
than 1,000 clients worldwide, including HP,
AT&T, Nest, and Dreamworks.
A free messaging
app that is meant to replace Slack.
An
auto-replacement tool for software
developers.
A fast-growing
global microfinance platform that helps
entrepreneurs and small businesses access
credit and loans.
A platform for
exchanging data between different sectors.
A Slack client
for business teams and entrepreneurs.
A tool for
creating a budget and tracking expenses. The
company was founded in April, and currently
has 10 employees.
A startup that
helps people find the right mortgage by
securing a lender with a network of experts
who know the market well.
This startup is
working on a hardware solution for power
outages.
A company that
produces what it describes as a “cross
between a startup and a university”,
designed to provide a platform for the next
generation of American startups.
A startup that
aims to help parents get their kid’s
homework done. The company builds a platform
for teachers to provide online computing to
students via web-based apps.
A system that
keeps track of employees’ and customers’
pain points and tries to fix them.
A company
focusing on building an AI-powered platform
to help manufacturers plan and think through
production processes.
A phone app that
lets consumers track their car and its
maintenance. The startup is working on a new
charging dock that will operate with a
single cable, so consumers can charge their
cars without having to worry about cables.
A data
visualization tool that offers
individualized reports for each user,
combining data from multiple sources and
presenting them to an end user in a way that
is easy to digest. The company’s first
product, released in 2019, is for healthcare
and financial services.
A software
platform that allows users to control and
visualize their data. The goal is to provide
a user-friendly interface that allows users
to visualize, analyze and make decisions
across their data, and tell what’s happening
and what they can do about it. Think of it
as a personal dashboard for your own data.
A company that
wants to help consumers build and grow their
own personal brands by selling them on
merchandise and experiences, similar to what
Amazon does with Amazon Prime.
A health-focused
calendar and email app that sends reminders
to patients about appointments, tests and
more.
A platform for
artists to create videos of their paintings
and sell them to people who can’t make it to
their home.
A company that
helps developers build games on blockchain,
including a set of tools that let them build
games without needing to deal with
cryptography.
This startup is
building a social-based platform where
people can share, rate and review restaurant
dishes and locations
According to the
2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, there
were over 2.4 million startup founders
working in the United States.
A startup that
wants to bring Bitcoin ATMs to society, and
is working on a standalone card for the
space.
A platform that
connects freelance professionals with
clients. It’s free to sign up, and offers a
free “referral” service to get new clients.
A platform for
rehabbing houses, allowing customers to
access a network of experienced contractors,
and easily book them.
Recruitment
platform that breaks down job descriptions
into the skills that hiring managers need.
Sorted is a B2B
company that uses artificial intelligence to
help companies make better business
decisions. It looks at a business’s data and
trends and looks for patterns that suggest
changes in financials, marketing, and sales.
A startup that
helps small businesses gain trust with tools
to increase security, privacy, and
transparency
A team-building
platform for remote teams.
This is a
“social media for stores”, letting retailers
create their own social media accounts to
tell their cool stories and promote their
products. It was one of the first startups
to launch out of YC, and is 12 people now.
This startup is
creating a digital wallet for offline
retailers. The company says it’s already
signed up with 7,000 retailers, including
Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.
A company making
products for businesses that help them with
their sales and marketing.
A tool that
helps cities build an API for companies to
be able to monitor traffic and respond
quickly to incidents.
A startup
building a self-driving platform for
agricultural applications, from crop and
animal management to robot delivery of
goods.
A credit card
that eliminates overdraft fees by using a
line of credit, which is funded by a credit
card so the user can pay their bills without
paying interest.
A startup that’s
working to make the mental health sector
more accessible to people through a
smartphone app. It can be used to support
people who have depression, anxiety and
other forms of mental illness. The app works
by connecting users with personal care
managers who can make appointments with a
therapist, prescribe medication and make
referrals.
This company is
building a platform for remote employees to
share their screen and have feedback on how
they’re doing.
A web-based
platform for managing customer service
research.
A Marketplace
for freelance designers, where designers can
post their designs, and then have them built
by artisans in the marketplace.
The six-episode
series is written by the late Blaine Capatch
and directed by his brother, Daniel Capatch,
and is produced by Blaine Capatch's company,
Significant Productions. It stars Marla
Sokoloff, Kyle MacLachlan, Taye Diggs, and
Kathleen Quinlan.
A business
analytics software company that wants to
help companies make better decisions and
build better products.
A startup that
is a marketplace for furniture that is
designed by students of architecture school
The startup uses
machine learning to help companies better
understand and prioritize their marketing
spend
A personal
assistant that supports you through the
purchase process.
A
software-as-a-service platform for insurance
companies to manage claims, claims payable
and collections.
A tool to let
people know when their favorite TV shows are
on,
This startup is
building an app to help educators better
track student performance in their
classrooms.
A platform that
allows users to instantaneously buy a piece
of art from their favorite artists.
A digital
marketplace for pre-made email newsletters.
They say they’re building the email
equivalent of Amazon’s marketplace.
A B2B SaaS that
helps businesses get paid faster and get
paid right.
A portfolio app
for young entrepreneurs, giving them a place
to showcase their work by way of a digital
portfolio.
A social network
for church members that wants to help
members find others of like faith.
A tax
preparation software that handles all the
calculations for you, and gets you the most
money.
A cloud-based
system for SMBs to book and manage their
work schedules
A startup that
provides a service where people can hire
someone to go to restaurants with them and
make suggestions about the menu
A new start-up
that wants to make it easier for students to
access their grades, assignments, and other
materials. The company is currently offering
a free plan for students and has raised a
$2.5M seed round to date.
A user-friendly
platform for enterprises to build, manage,
and scale their user-generated content.
The startup is
building a tool for finding investors for
startups.
A digital
marketing agency that wants to solve the
problem of customer retention.
A financial
services firm that helps business owners
manage their finances. The firm’s founder,
19-year-old Christopher Cagney, says he came
up with the idea after he saw a “bunch of
people who had been ripped off” by their
banks.
This is a
collaboration tool that helps teams
collaborate on projects by integrating tasks
across email, Slack, Trello, and Google
Drive.
A tool for
making a one-of-a-kind personalized ringtone
for your phone, that’s only yours, and can’t
be uploaded to a cloud music service.
A music festival
that uses GPS data to create a giant map of
the festival site and then plays
concert-goers on a huge screen.
An AI that is
trained to help determine the price of a
particular asset, and automatically alert
buyers and sellers when it sees an
opportunity to make an investment.
A tool to help
programmers manage their time, to increase
productivity and reduce distractions.
A “field guide
for the digital age” that helps users decide
which technology options to use for their
product. They currently have 11,000
customers and a product that’s been used to
build over 30,000 products.
This startup is
building a virtual assistant that works on
Slack and other messaging platforms.
The startup is
bringing online education to the masses with
a platform for on-demand classes, live
courses and video tutorials. Users pay via
Paypal and can choose between monthly and
annual memberships.
The startup is
building a system that will allow companies
to use the power of artificial intelligence
to detect fraud. The company is currently in
private beta and just closed a $1.2 million
seed round, led by Nautilus Ventures.
The goal of this
startup is to create a way for business to
get feedback on their website from their
customers, then use the data to make changes
to their site to improve conversion rates.
The startup is in early stages, but is
attempting to attract investors and create a
working prototype.
A startup that
wants to take on the gig economy by
connecting companies that need temporary
workers with people who want them.
A company that
helps people learn conversational Portuguese
online, through online courses.
A platform for
organizing and sharing events, with a mobile
app and desktop version.
A video-game
startup that is building a platform that
allows users to create and monetize their
own mobile games. The company has been
working on the idea for over two years, and
is now ready to launch.
In the last two
years, the cost of building a nuclear plant
in the US has increased seven times, while
the cost of building a solar plant has
dropped. Upstart Energy is building a solar
plant in the desert of California to compete
with utility companies that have built
nuclear plants. The startup aims to use an
asset-light model and build a plant for
around $1.5 billion.
This startup
wants to build a platform where users can
order food from their favorite restaurant,
have it delivered to their door, and track
its progress.
A startup that
helps restaurants reduce costs by automating
their point-of-sale systems, so they can
focus on other areas of their business.
A startup for
nonprofits to support their membership,
fundraising, and communications via an API.
A new way to get
ahold of a new hire. The company offers a
service to get your new hires onboarded and
trained, and was founded in August
This is a
startup that’s building an app and platform
to help people in countries like India save
money on their utility bills by installing
solar panels on their homes, which are
already building excess energy into the
grid.
A platform for
managing and selling social media accounts.
The company plans to make a browser
extension that will place your social media
feed in a dashboard for you to see, and then
allow you to manage all of your social media
accounts from one place. It’s expected to
raise $20 million in a Series A.
This startup
wants to help contractors get paid on time,
by giving them a virtual presence on
restaurant sites.
A micro-loan
company that helps small businesses and
individuals get loans in the US, with a
focus on the Mid-Atlantic.
A company that
designs, manufactures, and sells wireless
sensors that can be used to detect motion,
temperature, and moisture in homes and
offices.
This is a
startup building a platform for crowdsourced
data for the cannabis industry. Current
users include a company that develops cancer
treatments, and a company that does research
on how cannabis interacts with other drugs.
It’s also working with a company that’s
trying to build a regulatory compliance
system for the cannabis industry.
This company is
building a platform to allow users to buy
and sell their “real-estate” on the
blockchain.
A new way to
evaluate performance, using machine learning
to predict whether a team will meet goals
before they’re even met.
A startup that’s
building an AI-enabled chatbot for legal
services. The company has $1 million in seed
funding.
A startup that
aims to help employees manage their work
from home workflows on Slack, Github, and
other services.
This is a
platform for on-demand home services, like
plumbers, electricians, and everything else.
A video chat
solution for businesses that helps them
communicate with their customers.
A startup that
uses AI to help customers determine which of
their products would sell well in search.
The startup is based in Barcelona.
Caava is a
digital platform that helps businesses to
manage their liability, and aims to make the
process much easier by putting the burden on
a blockchain.
This startup
aims to make it easier for people to take
pictures of their food, and to turn them
into a food blog.
A startup to
help people build their own personal brands
and manage their online communities
A Y
Combinator-backed startup that’s building a
tool that helps small businesses set up
credit cards.
A startup that
wants to replace the block of text displayed
in a status update with a GIF
A self-service
tool for enterprise software that helps
salespeople track leads, close deals, and
monitor their performance. The startup is
building on the success of its previous
product, a CRM.
A software for
giving doctors feedback on medical records.
A SaaS platform
for digital advertising, which allows
advertisers to manage their budgets and
deliver more personalized ads by
understanding the intent of the consumer.
The startup says they have $5-6k in revenue
since launching in May.
Startup that’s
building a platform for creating tools for
publishers to manage their brands and
products. It’s like a platform for brands to
set up their own Facebook pages, but for
e-commerce.
Manages over $20
billion of assets and manages this via a
smartphone app. It’s also an e-commerce
platform for other businesses to sell their
wares on the platform.
A startup that
wants to democratize “blockchain for the
masses”.
A person can’t
buy domain names any more. So instead they
can go to a URL registrar like GoDaddy and
buy a name pair like “www.airlines.com”. The
startup is taking names in the .com, .net,
.org, .us and .gov TLDs and buying them up
in bulk with the idea that it can then
resell them at a premium.
An online
platform that aggregates online reviews of
products from around the web (from Amazon to
Yelp)
A startup that
connects freelance designers with companies
who need branding work done
A machine
learning startup that builds innovative
software to help people learn and save money
on everyday purchases.
A video game
that lets you play with your friends in a
virtual reality world.
A company that
provides an online marketplace for mystery
shopping services. The startup is
experimenting with ways to give shoppers
more choice in how they purchase items.
An online
marketplace for used items, which they claim
has a $10-million monthly revenue stream via
their website.
This startup
wants to use blockchain to help people get
free school supplies, food, and health care.
Idea: A startup
for local home services (eg plumbing,
electrical, landscaping) The company is also
building out a mobile platform called
On-the-Job that it says will allow customers
to book services directly from their phone
and schedule appointments
A tool that lets
restaurants and venues book and manage live
performances.
This company is
looking to make booking flights easier,
especially for people with frequent
international travel. The startup is
currently only available in the UK.
A startup that
sells ready-made food for people who live in
an area where it’s hard to get good quality
food
A startup that
lets users pay for their parking via a
mobile app. The company says it’s currently
working with over 1,000 parking lots and is
profitable, in part because it cuts out the
A company that
helps SMBs with business development,
marketing, and sales, which it says is a $1
billion market in the US.
A startup that
helps influencers gain access to the best
brands and products. The startup is a tool
for influencers to distribute and promote
products.
A startup that
makes it easy for companies to pay suppliers
in real time. The system is meant to
integrate with existing point of sale
systems.
A startup that
makes it easier to communicate with doctors
remotely. Doctors can chat with patients via
a smartphone or the web, and can see what
prescriptions they’ve already written and
what they’re working on right now.
An AI-based
platform for marketers to create and
distribute large-scale email campaigns at
scale. The startup wants to help marketers
copy and paste some of the work they do in
traditional email marketing to email
marketing automation.
A startup
developing a novel technology allowing
people to exchange information in a way that
is secure and private.
Idea: A startup
that aims to be “the Uber for trucking”,
claiming that the transportation industry is
a $7 trillion sector ripe for disruption. It
has a similar pitch to Uber Freight, which
focuses on helping smaller trucking
companies compete with big shippers.
An AI that helps
businesses predict demand for their products
before they’re even built.
This startup is
building a platform to help companies find
and vet talent. It’s based on “The
Apprentice” format, where candidates are
selected by a panel of experts and then
compete in a series of challenges (e.g. an
improv comedy show.)
The startup is
building a marketplace for artisans to sell
their goods online. The goal is to build out
enough consumer demand to build out a
sustainable model for farmers.
A
machine-learning software solution to
optimize customer experience by identifying
and removing unproductive clicks.
A platform that
plugs into Slack or HipChat to help
employees stay up-to-date on what’s going on
in different channels.
A company that
wants to help businesses sell products on
their own websites. The company has a white
label solution that allows B2B companies to
use their websites to sell to consumers.
A social
enterprise that trains and provides jobs for
refugees, and which also works to provide
food and shelter to those displaced.
With this
company’s “socially intelligent” inventory
management system, manufacturers can better
predict demand for their products in real
time, and thus lower their costs. It
integrates with factories’ inventory systems
and takes orders and shipment predictions
from social networks to figure out where to
place a product’s next shipment.
A startup that
allows people to make local videos, and then
sell them to advertisers, essentially
turning them into a YouTube-style video
creator.
A startup that
aims to make the process of building a home
more efficient. It connects users with
professional contractors and helps them find
the best contractor for their needs.
A tool for
online booking of flight, train and bus
tickets in India, with a free mobile app.
Using AI to help
companies identify and eliminate loan fraud
and waste.
A mobile app
that creates, share, and edit a variety of
different categories, including photos,
videos, and audio, in the cloud.
A personal care
brand that’s starting to expand into other
categories, including skincare, makeup, and
haircare.
A home insurance
startup that aims to provide better customer
service and lower rates by acquiring less
expensive medical data. The company also has
a service where it can put together a
customized health plan for you.
A platform to
help small businesses grow by offering them
a complete marketing suite in a single
product.
A SaaS tool for
hiring that helps companies sort through the
vast array of online job boards and filter
the good ones to find the right candidates.
A company that
helps small businesses and companies of all
sizes create “lean-forward” websites and
apps. The company has a number of products
aimed at helping this process, including an
earlier app that lets you create templates
and prototype a mobile app. This week they
launched a new product called Twig, which is
a platform that lets you create a prototype
of your product in a matter of minutes.
A platform that
enables customers to rate and review their
favorite stores. The startup uses a
crowdsourced model to encourage customer
feedback and use it to guide the company’s
product development.
A company that
automates and improves the process for
running a restaurant
A startup that
helps developers build apps that can be
shared, with a focus on grouping events
together.
This is a
company that helps landlords manage their
rental properties. They have over 100,000
properties and expect to see revenue of $10
million in 2021.
The startup is
building a new kind of mobile payments
platform that aims to be the “Google of
payments”. The company says they have more
than 150,000 merchants on the platform.
A startup that’s
building a personal assistant for people
across the world, and has conducted
interviews with over 100 individuals for the
role. The company wants to build a team
that’s available 24/7 in every part of the
world.
A company that
creates a “one-stop-shop” for the creation
of custom apps for startups and software
companies.
An AI chatbot
which answers questions on Quora, a question
and answer site. It’s still early days for
Quora’s bot, which answers around 1,000
questions a day on topics like “How to
study” and “How to organize your life”.
Building a
point-of-sale system that integrates with
bar-code scanners like those in grocery
chains or self-checkout.
This startup is
building a platform that allows students to
collaborate on projects and write code
across school systems, in the hopes of
creating a more creative learning
environment.
This startup
wants to build a service that will help
homeowners learn more about energy
efficiency.
This is a
startup that uses artificial intelligence to
provide insights about people’s emotional
states and wants to use the data it gathers
to develop emotional intelligence-based
services.
WeTransfer is a
business that allows people to send and
share files from anywhere in the world, for
a fee. The company has over 100 million
users.
The team behind
@TOH, a restaurant recommendation app, is
building a system to help restaurants track
their food waste and find solutions to it.
A project
management app for building better working
relationships between departments.
A tool that
helps consumers purchase and manage their
credit data and manage their accounts. The
app allows people to check their account
balances, transfer money, and see all of
their bills.
A “virtual
assistant” for finding, hiring and managing
restaurant staff.
A group of
entrepreneurs and executives from large
companies like Google, Amazon, and Walmart
are working on a new startup called Kip, a
platform for tech-enabled collaboration. The
company’s goal is to help large companies
share resources more effectively, and will
launch in the fall of 2020 in the U.S.
A perk-based
loyalty and rewards platform for merchants
and brands
A startup for
travelers to find the best hotels,
restaurants and attractions for their trip.
An accelerator
that provides investors with equity in
early-stage startups. It lets them invest in
startups without having to write a check.
A new way of
building products that uses 3D printing to
make them faster.
This company is
building a file storage software for the
cloud that is easier to use, more secure and
more affordable than the competition.
A startup that
offers one of the few ways to sell tickets
to online conferences, and tickets to events
in the past year, with a 2.8% take rate.
A startup for
managing and sharing finances across teams.
The startup helps teams like money managers
and HR teams.
A company that
provides a suite of products from a variety
of companies that provide
software-as-a-service. Currently, they have
a suite of over 100 different products from
over 70 different companies.
The startup
behind Jobster, which helps employers and
job seekers find each other, has been
acquired by LinkedIn for $90 million
A cloud-based
tool designed to help people manage their
money more efficiently in ways that might
not be obvious.
A marketer that
offers a platform to connect brands with
influencers, who can be paid to promote
brands and products.
A company that
helps companies create client-specific
websites from templates and templates from
different websites.
A startup that
claims to be building a decentralized
blockchain for the global insurance
industry. The startup is building a global
insurance blockchain to provide payment
transparency and data sharing for insurance
companies, which can verify and clear
payments without the need for middlemen.
This startup is
building a “connector” for B2B companies to
get their voice and image out to the world
and get their products and services in front
of the right people.
A company that
wants to help people create their own
virtual reality worlds.
A digital
freelance marketplace that helps small
business owners find and pay their
employees. The startup currently has over
1,000 small businesses on board and plans to
add over 1,000 more in 2017.
This is a
service that helps individuals track and
manage their student debt. The startup helps
people take action on their student loans,
and offers the ability to pay off the debt
with a monthly plan.
A startup to
help customers buy and maintain cars in the
US. The company’s investors include Google
Ventures and the founder of Chinese
e-commerce giant Alibaba.
A social
destination for food and drink
recommendations.
Patagonia has
been in the YC program since 2010. The
company sells backpacks and other outdoor
gear through retail and wholesale channels
in the US and internationally.
A startup that
helps users track their workouts and track
their diets. It also offers an array of
support services, from diet coaching to a
personalized nutrition plan that provides
users with advice
A startup that
helps people set up a “social room” at their
house for guests to hang out together,
helping them save money and plan their
social calendars.
An online
nursery school for babies 0-12 months old,
which offers classes in arts and crafts,
cooking, and using a computer.
A startup
working in the fintech space that wants to
make it easier for businesses to categorize
and label currencies, which many companies
struggle to do because of the complexities
of ISO 4217.
A product that
helps brands increase their Instagram
influence without paying for it.
A startup that
wants to get other companies to adopt the
practice of including one-year parking
passes for employees in their office lease.
A way to
organize shared teams, with shared
calendars, instant messaging, and more.
A product for
doctors to use in the exam room to help them
understand what their patients need and how
to provide it.
A mobile
payments company that uses a combination of
SMS and M2M to allow merchants to accept
payments directly from their customers.
A startup that
sells a set of “performance indicators” to
help employees track their performance, and
then match actions to those indicators.
A workflow tool
for teams — helping to “increase the average
person’s effectiveness by 20%,” in cofounder
and CEO Russ Jones’ words.
A free service
that helps entrepreneurs organize events and
meetings
A software for
giving doctors feedback on medical records.
A startup that’s
building a “self-serve” payment system for
restaurants. It’s a product of the food-tech
world, with the goal of streamlining the
process of paying for orders.
A platform for
creating social connections around events,
which is currently a popular form of
entertainment. The startup wants to help
users curate real-world events and build a
community around them.
A tool for
small- and medium-sized businesses to
identify and correct errors in their
invoices. It’s a simple, free tool for
businesses to use.
The company is
building a team of “airline experts” that
are on hand to review airline policies and
help customers understand them.
The startup is
building a platform that allows people to
aggregate some of the most popular content
on the web and create original content
that’s relevant to them. The content creator
gets paid in cryptocurrency, and the tool
allows users to filter content based on
their interests.
The company is
building a platform that helps people manage
their health and wellbeing goals. It’s
originally meant to help users track their
health and weight.
A B2B company
focused on helping retailers with supply
chain logistics software.
An API and a
mobile app for Paypal. The startup aims to
let Paypal users create personal online
banking accounts and hold them in one place.
A customer
service employee, or “helper,” who’s also a
part of the support team. The startup uses
video chat to bring the experienced help
desk agent to the customer’s side.
A company that
wants to help underpaid fashion designers
have control over their intellectual
property.
An AI-driven
tool for helping banks detect fraud and
other financial crimes, and for the public
sector to visualize and understand their
finances and data.
A pitch for a
health insurance platform that enables users
to use a smartphone to view their health
data, make payments, and receive regular
communications from a doctor.
A startup that
allows people to manage their own data while
still using the cloud. It aims to help
individuals manage their own data, while
still using the cloud to store it.
The startup is
creating a platform for individuals to buy
and sell digital goods.
An IoT platform
for tracking and managing the temperature
and moisture levels in your home so you can
manage heating and cooling costs.
A software
company that wants to make it easier for
companies to manage their expenses. The
company currently has a deal with a large
insurance company.
The company has
a new product that lets small businesses use
the same tools as larger companies to set up
a storefront. The product is meant to be a
more accessible alternative to the Shopify
platform.
A solution to
help clients manage all their data from one
central location
A platform that
links global banks, payment networks and
businesses.
A group of
friends launched a startup racing to build a
go-anywhere, accessible, and affordable
modular electric car. The car is a
lightweight, urban electrical vehicle, with
a range of about 500 miles, a top speed of
about 70 mph, and a starting cost of
$10,000.
A digital
directory for buying and selling used cars.
The company has a deal with dealerships,
allowing them to sell their vehicles on the
platform.
A mobile app
that uses the phone’s accelerometer to
detect whether a user is walking and provide
immediate feedback on how to improve eating
and exercise habits.
A company that
wants to make it easy for people to set up
and run their own ICOs. The company is
currently only involved in the US for now,
but they hope to hire more teams in India
and the UK soon.
A way to send
money to friends and family in India, via a
bank account, without official
documentation.
"Startups"
writer Andrew Liptak wrote that "A
startup that aims to stop the poaching of
top talent by big companies.”
This startup is
building a tool that can help you create a
parkour map using a smartphone’s camera,
then share that map on social media.
A startup that
provides advice on how to ride a bike. The
people behind the startup are veterans of
the bike industry, and they want to move
away from a background that is focused on
the bike industry to one that is focused on
consumers.
A startup that
wants to bring self-driving delivery and
home service robots to your home. It’s a
simple 3-step process to get a robot to
bring you a clean or cooked meal in under 30
minutes.
A tool that
helps teachers and students create and share
lesson plans.
A software
company for managing health insurance. The
startup wants to simplify the process of
registering for health insurance so that the
process is fast and hassle-free.
Maps.me is a
mapping service that works offline
A tool that
helps find the perfect fit for companies
looking to hire.
A SaaS tool that
makes it easy for businesses to manage their
customer data, with an API and SDK that can
be integrated into other apps.
A startup
working on a mobile app for remote workers
that lets them set their own schedules.
This startup is
creating a network to help pharmacies
communicate with patients in real-time.
A value-added
reseller that helps small businesses with
their marketing strategy. The startup aims
to help small businesses that don’t have
marketing budgets.
A company that
builds tools for businesses to work with HR.
A solution for
loans that are backed by corporate stocks,
allowing their holders to be traded like
stocks.
Idea: A B2B
company that provides software to help
freelancers and contractors in the US
legally collect funds from employers.
A startup that
helps brands find and connect with
influencers on YouTube, Instagram, and other
social networks
A startup that
helps people in developing countries learn
English online
A startup that
helps you get your recycling sorted by
country, weight, and type.
An
enterprise-grade analytics solution for
social networks that makes it easy for
people to see what posts their friends are
sharing on social media sites.
A “smart”
hospital bed that monitors patients and
adjusts the temperature in response to their
health concerns. It also tracks their
movements to prevent falls.
A company that
thinks it has built the first “blockchain
for capital markets.” The company is seeking
to use its “collaborative and distributed
ledger” to help investors make better
investment decisions.
Bingo is a new
way for people to watch live programming on
their phones, without paying for a cable
subscription. The app works with a
subscription to the streaming service Hulu.
A digital
platform for automated room service ordering
in hotels. Users can order from a menu of
the hotel’s dishes, and the order is sent to
the kitchen directly. The startup is working
with a dozen hotels in India.
A web-based
platform that makes it easy to record and
edit audio.
A standalone
Chrome extension that helps people find the
best local photo-sharing service, with a
built-in map to help users discover new
services.
A time
management app that helps you prioritize
tasks, prioritize projects, and stay on
track.
A startup that
is creating an app that allows people to
identify and book haircuts, color
treatments, and other hairstyling services
in their home or office. The startup is also
partnering with salons to offer financing
options for salon services.
A digital
marketing platform for small businesses. The
startup’s product is an email automation
platform that automates email marketing and
A/B testing.
A mobile app
that helps users avoid sales taxes when
shopping online. Currently serving
businesses in California and Texas.
Idea : A
platform that helps companies arrange and
book meetings with clients over the phone,
in-person, or online.
A tool for
tracking your fitness, with a fitness
tracker that measures things like your heart
rate and distance. The startup is working on
a product called the
A company that
makes an app that lets you order a real-time
pickup of groceries from a local grocery
store — for when you don’t have time to go
out and pick up your food.
A startup that
launched a few years back that provides
remote workers with instant access to their
team. It’s now in beta with a few Fortune
500 companies.
A platform for
government to track and manage federal
government contracts.
A startup that
wants to help customers find the best Uber
and Lyft drivers, by letting them track
their trips and view ratings and details
about their drivers. They’re currently
testing with 10 cities in the US, and plan
to expand to the UK in the future.
People are more
attached to their smartphones than they used
to be, and more than just a tool to check
email and run errands. Now they have a way
to make extra money while they’re on the go.
Stocksy is a stock photography agency that
licenses photos to brands and other
companies.
A startup that
lets people book restaurants online for days
or weeks in advance.
A startup that
helps exercise for runners by showing them
the route from where they’re running to
their destination.
A platform that
helps organizations plan, take, and share
notes on a computer running Linux. Comes
with a desktop app and mobile app so you can
do all your note-taking on the go.
A product that
provides a service that helps hotels and
other organizations create, manage and
deliver a single, centralized event and
event registration platform, with a focus on
the hospitality industry.
The startup
takes the same approach to building digital
products as it does to physical products.
They build with CAD software to create a 3D
digital prototype to test out product
concepts and validate that it works as
expected.
A startup that
allows companies to buy and sell social
sharing ads, and track their performance.
A mirrorless
camera and lens manufacturer that’s starting
with a line of Sony-branded products that
are designed to work with the company’s
in-house SLR lens system.
A startup that’s
helping small businesses in the US automate
payroll and create financial reporting with
minimal cost. The company is now focusing on
being a one-stop shop for small businesses.
A startup that
helps users sync their calendars and
contacts in the cloud with their phones.
The idea is to
be the Airbnb for airships and to make it
easier for people to book and manage them.
A startup that
enables businesses to create a custom work
product for their employees. The company has
only run early stage trials, but has already
attracted more than $3 million in funding
from investors like 500 Startups.
A startup that
offers an app of more than $20 billion in
ticket sales on the secondary market.
A design and
data platform for the modern retail market.
The startup has raised $11 million to date
and has signed up 1,200 customers.
A software
company that helps luxury estate agents work
more efficiently by building a platform that
tracks appointments and lets agents monitor
and manage their jobs.
A startup that
wants to be the most “reliable” and “secure”
platform for the internet of things.
BitClave’s platform is built on blockchain,
and wants to be a way to trust the internet
of things.
A platform,
which provides a platform for the
transportation industry.
An online
registry for electric scooters and
bike-sharing. The startup wants to make it
easier for people to rent their scooters and
bikes so they can easily hail them from
other users in a city.
A tool that
allows you to create a custom, color-coded
portfolio, or “stack” of articles, products,
etc. to show clients and investors.
A tool that
helps teams manage their time, prioritize
tasks, and coordinate across time zones.
A startup that
wants to automate the intake process for new
users in an app, removing the need for
manual coding.
A platform for
franchised restaurants to provide a
dashboard of key performance indicators to
their franchisees, which allows them to make
better, more informed decisions.
A new way to
book travel, with a single app that works
across all of the major booking platforms.
RedMart is building a collaborative travel
app that encourages groups to book together
at a lower cost.
A startup that
wants to make it easy for social media
marketers to target the real-life people
closest to their customers.
A platform for
managing your personal finances, combining
features like bill-pay, savings, and
investments, in one place.
A tool for
people to develop, sell and deliver web
content.
The e-commerce
company wants to be the Amazon of the
professional world.
An AI-powered
messaging-based dating app that brings a
human element back to online dating.
A startup that
helps companies with product development in
their local language “develop faster”.
Pitchbook, a
media company that covers the venture
industry, has released a list of the top Y
Combinator companies to watch. It includes
several companies from the summer batch,
including the following:
A startup that
makes it easier to stay in touch with the
people you want to stay in touch with. It
aims to give you an easier way to share your
location with people.
A company that
provides consultant services to companies in
need of help getting their employees trained
on topics like cyber security or diversity.
A company that
focuses on the needs of the global
entertainment industry, by helping to manage
the licensing process for music, films, and
TV.
A real-time
payments system that collects transactions
as they occur in order to clear them
instantly. The company launched in June.
A startup that
helps customers track bills from the end of
the month to the end of the year. It counts
Comcast, AT&T, and Time Warner Cable
among its customers.
A startup that
works with real estate agents to help them
become property managers. The company is
growing quickly in the US, and aims to do
the same in India.
Stories that
are created by the community, then curated
by a professional team.
A startup that
wants to help colleges and universities
adopt a more student-centered approach to
their curriculum.
This startup
wants to help employers manage their
employee’s paychecks. The company wants to
be the only way for companies to manage
their employee’s paychecks in India, and is
working with companies like DBS and Tata
Communications.
A mobile app for
travelers to find the best deals, based on
location and price.
a startup that
wants to help people understand how they are
spending their money. The startup wants to
provide an easy-to-use dashboard of monthly
spending to help people decide where to cut
back.
This is an
online medical records platform for
businesses and their employees.
The company's
premise is to deliver a social network built
around music, where users can interact with
other artists. As it's a start-up, its scope
is limited, but it's got a solid team of
artists and managers backing it.
A video software
company that lets users record and edit
video in a web browser. The startup wants to
make it easier to create and share videos
without the hassle.
This is a
startup that helps companies avoid “disaster
on your plate” by helping them avoid
fraudulent expense claims.
A messaging
system for restaurants that allows hosts to
manage reservations, ticket sales, and
reservations.
A company that
maps and tracks all your trips.
A startup that
helps SMBs (small to medium sized
businesses) through their supply chain by
tracking products, manufacturing, and
shipping.
This startup is
building a tool that lets a user take
photos, add lines, and then a designer can
come in and polish the design.
A payroll
company that wants to “make payroll simple”.
A way to easily
translate whole works into different
languages, allowing for more sharing and
easier access.
A company that
provides automated systems to finance
investors in startups
“A startup for
the exchange of surplus data between
companies, where data producers can sell
their data to the highest bidder.”
A software
platform that allows small businesses to
create branded chatbots. It’s an “app store
for apps” that allows small businesses to
create chatbots.
A startup that
wants to sell high-end football jerseys for
the NFL.
A platform for
early stage companies that focuses on the
content side of an entrepreneur’s portfolio
A text-to-speech
service for the blind that uses the Amazon
Echo to convert written words to audio.
WordBlind uses a technology called
"on-the-fly" speech synthesis to
convert text to audio that sounds like the
original.
This B2B startup
is building a platform to make it easier for
companies to collaborate with each other. It
uses a cloud-based software that lets
companies share data with each other.
The startup is
building an on-demand remote delivery
service for restaurant takeout and delivery
orders.
A comprehensive
technology solution that supports the
delivery of video content, from broadcast to
pre-recorded video to live event video. The
startup provides production services, and is
another YC alum.
Very interested
to see what comes of this product - the idea
is to give you a way to create a smart
contract with a shipping company that
automatically tracks your package from the
time it is picked up to the time it is
delivered.
A startup that
helps chefs to manage the back-end of food
delivery, including online ordering,
inventory management and delivery
scheduling.
A startup that
helps people to design, build and test their
prototypes online Users will be able to
share their prototypes with friends or
partners
A place to buy
and sell unused books.
A startup that’s
building virtual reality that encourages
mindfulness.
A company that
recently launched in India is building a
platform to help medical practices connect
with patients, and is aiming to move into
the US next.
A startup that
aims to build a database of every person in
American history, a database that would
someday have a search engine that could find
out, for example, where a person’s
great-great-great-great-grandfather was
born.
A tool for
sharing your portfolio of creative work with
the world
The startup has
built an app that uses the same camera and
lighting effects found in Hollywood movies
to make a video look like it was shot by a
camera crew. The startup aims to make it
easier for filmmakers to add these effects
to their own footage.
A company that
helps people organize the lessons they learn
in the classroom.
GZ delivers
gadgets, such as a $300 Apple TV, to
customers’ homes and charges a convenience
fee for delivery, which is cheaper than
going to a brick-and-mortar store.
The BLS blog
provides a daily newsletter, typically
written by an economist, that summarizes
recent changes in labor market conditions
locally and nationally, and features
summaries of research findings.
This startup is
working on a toolkit for companies to build
their own chatbots.
A software tool
that helps companies manage expenses, track
their spending, and make more money. The
startup is looking to work with large
corporations.
After launching
in March, the startup has already signed up
7,000 customers (from only 5,000 in the past
month). A customer can top up a phone to
100% in just a few minutes. The company
charges 50 cents a day and $1 a month for
unlimited recharges.
A platform that
lets people take screenshots from their
computer and quickly upload them to Slack.
An enterprise
software platform that allows companies to
aggregate their employee vacation and sick
days into a single view, allowing them to
put employees on leave at a moment’s notice.
A tool that
helps contractors bid on jobs
This startup is
building a social network for people in the
legal industry. Its platform provides law
firms with a way to communicate with clients
and other law firms, as well as a way for
clients to communicate with law firms about
their cases.
A platform for
helping the world’s unbanked and underbanked
via mobile banking.
A startup for
sharing college costs and financial aid with
families. It’s a bit like Groove or Uloop
but for parents.
A SaaS billing
solution for vendors and partners, with a
focus on recurring billing
A startup that
sells a variety of cookbooks with recipes
that are easy to make and also donates a
portion of their proceeds to charity
A digital bank
account app for Brazil.
A platform for
building mobile games that lets you generate
data for your game via crowd-sourcing.
A platform for
student loans, with no upfront fees. They’re
currently in talks with over 100 banks to
make it available to their customers.
A startup that
allows businesses, restaurants, and other
organizations that have a point of sale
system to accept payments with just a swipe
of a card.
Notion is
building a platform that allows medical
devices to communicate with one another and
make data transfer faster and cheaper.
A tool for
managing the personas a company creates, the
people that the brand is meant to appeal to,
and how that audience interacts with the
brand.
A company that
helps people find the right healthcare
provider when they need it, whether that's a
doctor or a lab. Their product is a
directory of doctors and their practices,
with the ability to add doctors, review and
edit information, and even schedule
appointments.
A startup that
allows brands to send weather reports to
retailers for them to better plan their
businesses.
A startup that’s
building a service that allows employees to
be paid without being on the payroll.
This startup
says they’re building a Facebook-style news
feed for people to read news stories. It’s a
way to let news sources share stories
without having to pay for a platform.
A travel app
that claims to be fully integrated with
Airbnb. The startup’s founders say they’ve
already been in talks with Airbnb about
using their platform.
A startup that
aims to create a “digital neighborhood” for
those interested in digital security
Trying to make
the smart home as easy as possible for
consumers.
A company that
wants to be the fabric store for the home,
allowing consumers to order custom-fitted
clothing.
A platform that
lets publishers create and sell custom
content based on their subscribers’
interests.
A startup that
sends out a drone to take photos and videos
of a property to aid in its sale.
A startup that
makes the process of creating a website
super simple for newbies and professionals.
A tool to allow
users to record voice memos, videos and
photos inside the browser without plugins.
A front-end
real-time interface for log management
A company that
helps businesses build their own financial
plans using a web-based platform.
This startup is
building a platform for the fintech industry
that aims to help banks manage their
lending, investments, and risk. The platform
was built to sit alongside the CapitalOne
API.
A CRM that helps
small businesses set up recurring revenue
with tools for customer management,
marketing, and sales. The startup wants to
make it easy for small businesses to set up
recurring revenue models, and charge
customers monthly.
A startup that
helps employers automate easy tasks like
payroll, benefits, and benefits eligibility.
A way for people
to search for parking spots and valet
services with an app.
A startup that
helps you track and locate your pet and
provides a platform for fostering and
adopting dogs and cats.
A company that
helps companies keep track of their
employees’ performance and how it compares
to the company’s goals.
A startup that
is creating a new kind of health plan, one
that requires patients to take more
responsibility for their health, such as
being responsible for increasing their
vitamin intake.
A higher-end
version of the popular Always on, Always
Connected (AoAC) earbuds.
A file storage
service for people who need to store large
amounts of data, including for human rights
activists, journalists and whistleblowers.
Firms can
collect data on their customers and then
have that data sent to the cloud and
analyzed for insights. The company currently
has the same set-up as a consulting firm
before being purchased by a larger firm.
An intuitive,
desktop-based app that allows a restaurant
to manage their menu items and ingredients.
The startup gets data from local grocery
stores, which it then uses to create an
automated interface where a person can have
a single, intuitive experience to search for
a new dish at a restaurant using their
phone.
A tool for
building interactive maps, allowing users to
organize things like sports teams, book
clubs, and other social groups.
A startup that
helps companies automate security. After
logging into their system, users can create
“scripts” that connect to their systems and
tell them what they should be doing to keep
them secure.
A platform
intended to connect students and professors
“across borders”.
A vision
detection system to help blind people
navigate their world.
The company has
over 100,000 users who are saving over
$100,000 every year.
A tool that
helps athletes monitor and track their
training with an app and wearables.
A program to
help small startups with capital raise and
growth
A standalone
browser that integrates with the Slack team
chat app. It allows users to create polls,
polls that can be used in other Slack
channels, and even polls that can be
customized to display a specific emoji when
they’re answered.
A startup that
provides a gamified platform to help
businesses understand and improve products
and services to their customers. The startup
sees itself as a kind of “Twilio for data”.
A company that
creates and services custom
“device-agnostic” software, building on the
idea that most organizations don’t just have
one, but many devices that need to be
managed.
An “open source
command-line tool for processing Kafka
messages”.
A startup that
makes it easy for people to learn how to fix
things themselves
A platform for
people to create artwork that gives back to
the community.
A software
company that creates software that helps
companies adjust to the changing landscape
of the workplace. They do this by working
with companies to build out their hiring and
retention strategies.
This startup
offers a platform to help companies and
organizations collaborate on content, from
making public records to organizing
conferences. Its founders describe it as a
“LinkedIn for events”.
A startup that
sells an “HDMI board” that sits on top of a
television (or other display) and allows you
to plug in a USB drive and use it to show
content from a computer.
A startup that
wants to take a person’s health, from a
doctor’s perspective, and put it in a
dashboard. It’s a “free radical”, a company
in San Francisco, California, that wants to
change the way the world thinks about
health. It has a commercial in production
with a director who’s won a couple of
Oscars, and a book in development.
This startup
aims to offer a place for women to share
tips, tricks, and advice on how to be more
effective.
A tool for
companies to build product roadmaps. It’s
currently being used by companies in the US.
Kava is building
a tool for people who own coffee shops to
pay their baristas via mobile payments.
A tool helps
auto manufacturers create highly efficient
car designs. It can review thousands of
designs, pick out ones that are more
efficient, and make suggestions to
manufacturers to try.
Metronome is a
plugin for Spotify that helps you navigate
playlists better by highlighting the songs
you haven’t heard yet.
A startup
building a system that allows school
districts to manage their student’s summer
break. The system would integrate with
school districts’ existing timekeeping
systems and calendars, so that students can
be allotted days off throughout the summer
to spend with their families or with
internships or jobs.
An API for
crowdsourced product reviews, allowing
brands to run their own polls and aggregate
the data.
A solution to
the issue of users who want to send money to
people in developing countries, but don’t
have access to phones or bank accounts. With
PayM, you can send money to a mobile phone
number in another country, with no fees or
transaction fees.
A startup
connecting people who need rentals with
homeowners who want to rent out their homes.
The company wants to allow renters to search
for homes within a specific price range and
go directly to the homeowner.
A company that
sells real-time shopping with bots that
respond to your questions through mobile
chat.
A
blockchain-based platform that lets people
not only track their food and purchases, but
also lets them tell the story of where their
food came from.
This startup
helps businesses find customers in the
Philippines by allowing them to advertise
products and services in the Philippines by
word of mouth, in an effort to beat the
competition.
A startup that’s
building a unique product for the retail
industry, an online marketplace for bringing
in contractors to remodel your home or help
you get around town.
A company that
provides insurance to people who have been
sexually harassed or assaulted by the people
they work with. They are currently working
with three clients, with plans to begin
working with larger employers in early 2020.
A startup that
uses AI and an artificial brain to analyze
and predict what new products should be in
the marketplace.
An education
startup that’s trying to improve the way
math is taught in U.S. schools.
A startup that
lets independent creators on Amazon sell
their own products Amazon already offers
this feature to big businesses, but this
startup lets individual sellers sell their
own stuff
A startup that
wants to help doctors and hospital staff
manage their schedules and book appointments
online.
A 24-hour
customer service bot that's capable of
making appointments, booking hotels, and
purchasing airline tickets.
A web-based
software to keep track of all your
investments (stocks, mutual funds, ETFs,
etc.).
A lighting
company that aims to help people build a
home interior that’s “as much art as it is
décor.”
An online tool
that helps users make money on their spare
computer cycles.
An in-app survey
tool that helps users of mobile games
collect feedback on their game experience
An alerting
service for people with disabilities,
allowing them to choose the channels they
want to receive alerts and receive tailored
notifications.
"Discovery"
magazine has included the Y Combinator
companies in their list of the most
innovative startups.
A startup
looking to help small businesses in the
Philippines get discounts on their
utilities.
A company that
tracks employee data and helps companies
make the most of it.
A startup that
helps developers work more effectively with
their code. The startup’s technology is
built to help developers more effectively
work with their code.
A startup that
uses a smartphone app to create a marketing
database.
A tool that
helps with all aspects of booking training
and events. It helps you find venues,
speakers, and attendees, and generates an
end-to-end proposal for pricing and payment.
Building a tool
that helps employees manage their work and
personal time. It’s free to join and free to
use.
A company that
wants to provide tools and services aimed at
helping retailers and their clients scale
and grow.
A way for teams
to organize and share knowledge.
A startup for
book authors, publishers, and fans to help
them get their books into libraries.
A startup that
lets drivers park for free in one hour
increments in a few thousand cities. Rather
than having to go through the hassle of
finding parking spots in a city, Uber
drivers can simply show up at the area they
want to park and get a pass.
A startup that
wants to help small businesses grow by
providing them with marketing resources,
like a library of content, a database of
business names, and an email database.
A startup that
wants to help in-home care providers track
patients’ needs, be it in the form of
groceries or home medical equipment. The
startup launched in Brazil, and plans to
expand to other countries.
A software
platform that connects large companies and
insurance companies in an effort to lower
insurance costs while increasing the number
of companies with coverage.
A two-year-old
startup that builds tools for the lucrative
e-commerce market in China. The startup has
a system that allows online shoppers to
track orders, and has a team of about 20
full-time developers.
A company that
helps payers manage their medical bills and
avoid surprise medical costs. The company
helps users get a full picture of their
medical expenditures and spot trends.
Designing and
building a new way for people to connect
over virtual reality.
A platform for
people to sell their old belongings on
Craigslist. The startup wants to take the
pain out of selling your things while also
guaranteeing that they’ll show up at your
doorstep.
The startup
wants to build a smart little robot to help
you get out of a chair.
A company that
uses machine learning to aid the recruiting
process by using visual cues to help
recruiters spot people better suited for a
particular role.
A startup that
helps recruiters find candidates with the
right experience and background.
A startup that
wants to use AI to help you increase the
value of your product photos. It wants to be
a sort of digital gallery, with a tool to
help you decide between multiple options for
a given photo.
A startup that
lets users create custom clip art, sharing
it with friends and family via text or
email.
A verification
service for online purchases that’s meant to
combat fraud.
A startup that
produces renewable energy and products from
biomass.
A team of
educators who help you learn to code and
make apps.
An online quiz
that coaches people on how to fix common
email issues, like how to read email on your
phone
A startup that’s
building a “social marketing” system,
allowing brands to find people who are
similar to their customers and get them to
become fans.
This logistics
startup is owned by Walmart.
A B2B
product-development platform that allows
companies to utilize the capabilities of
their own internal developers.
Young people
will be able to use blockchain to help them
share data and communicate.
Placing an ad on
an Uber driver’s dashboard that reminds him
to pick up passengers.
A tool for
generating custom, personalised, and branded
video content.
A company that’s
building software for advertising agencies,
providing them with a “360-degree view” of
the ad campaigns that companies are running.
In other words, it’s a tool for ad agencies
to see what Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and
Twitter ads their clients are running in
real time.
This company is
helping people to give their money to the
right charity. It uses an algorithm to
evaluate charities to identify the best
options, and has already donated over
$1,000,000.
A company that
helps companies create content marketing
campaigns across all of their marketing
channels — from email marketing to social
media marketing to paid media.
A startup that
provides a workflow for salespeople in the
auto insurance industry, automating the
process of filling out and uploading claims.
A startup that
allows people to rent their homes to Airbnb
hosts on a per-night basis, charging a fee
to those hosts.
A platform that
connects small- to medium-sized businesses
(SMBs) in the digital marketing and adtech
space to help them connect, learn, filter,
and grow.
A software that
automates the process of taking high-quality
photos of products for online stores and
catalogs
A startup that
claims to be the first “Internet of Things”
company that is also building a SaaS
platform for developers.
A way to put
online ads to use for data collection, using
the content that people are most interested
in to get them to do things on the web.
The startup’s
goal is to help those who’ve lost their jobs
to find new jobs. The startup aims to help
employers and job seekers reconnect by
giving people instant access to candidates.
A small wearable
device that fits comfortably on your wrist.
The company wants to build a health-tracking
device that tracks your activity, sleep, and
heart rate, and syncs with your phone to
show you personalized stats.
A company that
helps restaurants create menus, then helps
them adopt a digital ordering system.
A “pay as you
go” payment system for people with no credit
history, to help them get ahead in their
lives by buying goods and services on
credit.
A product that
helps small businesses create newsletters
and marketing campaigns on their own and
then find customers and investors. The
company wants to allow businesses to reach
customers and investors with email
marketing, social media, and other digital
media without having to hire a consultant or
send out a large budget.
A platform that
allows people to buy and sell goods and
services online in exchange for
cryptocurrency.
A platform that
allows businesses to pay contractors and
freelancers via mobile, not PayPal. The
startup wants to make it easier to pay
contractors and freelancers for work, and
avoid the headaches of payment processing.
A startup for
vintage clothes, with a focus on selling
vintage clothes to customers who can’t find
what they want in stores.
A company that
helps companies hire and train in-person
apprentices. The company works with a
network of companies to match up novices and
experienced businesses, creating a system of
apprenticeships that lets companies save
money and still have their hands on the
newest tech.
A gamified
platform for remote employees, enabling
companies to manage their systems through
gamification.
A self-driving
car startup that builds its own hardware, to
create a platform for car manufacturers to
build autonomous cars.
Y Combinator
alum. Placed first at TechCrunch Disrupt New
York. It’s an online education platform for
people who don’t have time to study, but
still want to learn.
An online
platform that helps individuals design and
sell products made of wood.
A startup that’s
creating an “of-the-moment coupon”
marketplace. The startup wants to build a
marketplace that allows users to buy and
sell coupons that are valid for events
happening that day, and then print them out
at home.
A company that
sells a system for autonomous vehicles to
detect traffic and road hazards. The company
is also building a self-driving car platform
called Drive.AI
A startup that
uses artificial intelligence to detect
credit card fraud. The startup recently
raised $1 million to begin working on its
app.
“The last mile”
of ride-hailing apps is the last mile to a
person’s home. The startup wants to build an
app that helps people find a driver to take
them home.
This startup is
building a “cross-border crypto bank” in
which private banking is all done in crypto,
but the banking infrastructure is still
provided by traditional banks.
A company that
helps managers and employees to communicate
effectively. It’s a private messaging app
with a long list of partners that is easy to
use and lets people stay in touch with
coworkers.
A machine
learning platform that helps companies
optimize the use of their assets. They’re in
private beta.
A web-based,
cloud-based app that helps organized people,
called “Mavens”, manage their life,
including shopping, to-do lists, etc.
A
“machine-learning” startup that builds
self-driving cars that can navigate in most
environments and drive itself.
A SaaS platform
that invests in e-commerce startups across
Europe and the US.
A way to share
and access health information, using the
power of machine learning and natural
language processing. The startup wants to
build a way to use AI to analyze a doctor’s
notes to understand their medical history.
Part of Y
Combinator’s revised application process,
revised from the one from the summer,
includes a video introduction from the
founders. Some of the founders have also
been blogging about their experiences.
A hardware
company that wants to build a hardware-based
receipt printer that can produce receipts on
demand. The company wants to use the same
materials as the paper industry, which is
more sustainable than inkjet.
A startup that
lets people rent out their property, then
send reminders and connect with interested
tenants.
A
subscription-based fitness tracker that
tracks all-day activity, sleep and eating
habits, and provides insights into health
and fitness. The startup is backed by Y
Combinator.
A startup that
provides digital wallets for everyday
purchases that work across different
markets.
Many startups on
the list came from India, a country that has
been a "fintech powerhouse" in
recent years. The country has a large
population of engineers and a growing
consumer base, and the availability of
capital and technology has led to a boom in
the number of startups in the country.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for multi-location
companies to run day-to-day business.
They’re building on top of a tool that
allows companies to aggregate and manage all
their different accounts together.
A company that
promises a 1% earnings yield on crypto
investments.
A chatbot for
your shopping list.
The startup is
working on a credit risk prediction tool for
banks to help them manage risk.
A software
package that helps create threadless repairs
for consumers.
A digital
payment platform that allows consumers to
pay with their accounts without ever
entering a card number.
This startup is
currently in a working prototype stage. It
seeks to connect companies with licensing
partners and business partners at all levels
of the supply chain.
This is a
platform for texting in Spanish, targeting
the Latin America market. They’ve built an
SMS-based platform where you can “send and
receive SMS using the language of your
choice”.
A tool to help
you find the best developers for your new
project.
A “new, modern
approach to commerce” that aims to serve the
needs of B2B companies by giving them a
single, unified interface to manage all
their sales and marketing. They’re focused
on helping B2B companies improve their sales
and marketing, and currently have clients in
the financial services space.
A wearable
device meant to help people with visual
impairments navigate the world. The startup
is looking to deploy its product in the US
and UK, and has raised $2.5 million in seed
funding so far.
This company
builds apps for the Lockbox app, a lockbox
service that lets people store valuables in
a secure location.
A startup that
helps people sell or donate their old phones
to help fund their next phone. The company
says that 80% of cell phones on the market
are still in use, and that used phones are
worth about $20 in the US. The startup
connects with consumers on their cell phone,
and ships them cash or an Amazon gift card
to use.
A customer
engagement platform that helps restaurants,
banks, and other businesses engage with
customers.
A startup that
helps advertisers manage, monitor and
analyze the return on investment for all of
the advertising that a company does, using
proprietary data sets.
A tool for
hiring and managing staff for tech companies
A startup that
wants to make it easier for new startups to
get funded by providing an online platform
for finding investors.
A digital
assistant that helps real estate agents
manage their book of business.
A digital
fermentation starter kit, which allows users
to test the effectiveness of their recipes
before they make the leap to a commercial
scale. The startup makes it so that anyone
with a smart phone can take a picture of a
recipe and instantly begin the fermentation
process, allowing them to get the same
results from their recipes without having to
buy expensive equipment or deal with the
hassle of an expensive commercial scale.
This pair of
Latinx entrepreneurs wants to use data and
analytics to help people who’ve been
affected by incarceration make a successful
transition back into society.
Insight is a
“socially conscious marketplace”, with the
goal of connecting people to good causes.
Platforms include an online donation
service, a marketplace where people can buy
and sell things that help a cause, and a
marketplace where people can communicate
with the causes they support.
In the summer of
2016, Y Combinator opened a office in London
to focus on Europe. The office is headed by
Laura Simpson, who previously worked at
eBay, and has joined the Y Combinator London
team. Y Combinator London is focused on
advising and investing in European startups
and is led by Stephen O’Grady, who
previously worked at Twitter, Google, and
Yahoo.
CREDITS is a new
way to manage all of your credentials,
focused on the crypto-economy.
A location-based
service for couples, with an idea that
couples should be able to have a regular
time to meet each other.
A platform that
helps people with no credit understand how
credit works.
A live-action
game that lets users watch their characters
interact with the real world and interact
with others through the game
This one is a
bit of a stretch, but
A startup that
collects data from companies to help them
figure out how to better retain their
employees
A health
insurance company that partners with
companies to offer medical benefits to
employees.
InMotion is a
ridesharing app that uses a mobile app and a
GPS to detect when someone is traveling and
offer them a ride, with the driver not
knowing who is requesting the ride.
A platform for
getting deals from restaurants, bars and
retailers. "Lucky" users can get
deals from retailers and restaurants, from
which they can redeem for a discount.
This is a tool
that helps employees better manage their
time by breaking it down into blocks of
time, so they can better focus when they
need to.
A mobile app
that gives users the ability to pay for
parking in advance.
A platform that
allows for a more efficient and effective
supply chain
This startup is
building a way to find homes to rent on a
per-minute basis for under $1 a minute.
The app helps
businesses with their marketing needs. It
aims to work with over 200,000 companies by
the end of 2015.
An AI bot that
helps writers write.
A tool for
financial professionals, or portfolio
managers, to create and manage investment
portfolios. The startup offers a web-based,
drag and drop interface to create
portfolios.
Focused on
improving the user experience of people who
travel internationally. The company brings
together a private messaging platform for
travelers with a photo-sharing feature. The
company is in the testing phase and will be
available in the U.S. and Europe.
With this
company’s “socially intelligent” inventory
management system, manufacturers can better
predict demand for their products in real
time, and thus lower their costs. It
integrates with factories’ inventory systems
and takes orders and shipment predictions
from social networks to figure out where to
place a product’s next shipment.
A space for
people to work and collaborate on projects,
without the office.
A shared grocery
shopping service that lets you buy items for
someone else at a discount, with a promise
of never having to run out of things again.
A mobile payment
provider for restaurants, like Square, but
for restaurants in the US and Canada.
The startup is
building a platform for developers to create
tools that help identify and prevent fraud
for both consumers and businesses.
An
advertising-focused startup that helps
brands better target potential customers. It
has raised $2.5 million in funding.
A startup that
helps people decide whether they should buy
more of their favorite products.
A decentralized
open-source marketplace for the distribution
of high-quality digital content.
An insurance
company that aims to be the “Uber of
insurance”, building a platform that
connects people with services to help them
navigate a system they feel is too complex.
A startup that
provides remote workers with the tools to
efficiently monitor, report, and communicate
their team’s progress, with the goal of
giving managers the ability to manage teams,
with less need for face time. The company
has raised $1.2 million in funding, and has
customers in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
This is a
website for buying and selling used
computers. The website automatically
searches for computers that are listed by
sellers.
A business
that’s building a “staging” system for
retail stores. It’s a platform for stores to
sell products on consignment and for
customers to buy the products and then
return them if it doesn’t fit their needs.
A platform for
forging relationships between people and
businesses through technology and
entertainment events.
A tool that
allows hotels to create custom lists of
their guests for marketing.
A startup that
wants to help workers find jobs using
automation. It uses an algorithm to create a
database of companies looking to hire and
will then use that to match workers with
jobs.
Very interested
to see what comes of this product - the idea
is to give you a way to create a smart
contract with a shipping company that
automatically tracks your package from the
time it is picked up to the time it is
delivered.
A “self-serve”
platform that enables developers to build
out their own bitmap font, so they can
quickly build out a new font without needing
to hire a designer.
A company that’s
building a platform that handles all of a
company’s customer service and HR needs for
a monthly fee of a few dollars.
A company that
helps hospitals and other medical facilities
cut down on expensive paper records.
This startup is
building a web/mobile platform that delivers
personalized news about a person’s
interests.
Helping
companies find and hire the best crew for
their projects, from the best electricians
to the best drone pilots.
A food-delivery
service that hopes to take on both the
on-demand world and traditional restaurants.
A platform for
doctors and medical professionals to
collaborate on their own practice management
and patient records.
A SaaS product
that converts your world map into an
interactive game.
A tool that
helps users automate the process of cleaning
the air in their homes. They’re already
working with a Fortune 500 company to make
their product available to their customer.
A platform for
students to request tutoring, with the
company taking a 20% cut from tutors’
earnings.
A tool for
cutting together short, animated GIFs on
Macs and PCs.
A startup that
generates a custom color palette for a
product
A platform that
provides the tools for digital marketing
agencies to do work for themselves. The
startup has built a suite of tools to make
it easy for digital agencies to create and
manage digital campaigns for clients.
A tool that
helps companies grow their sales and brand
through social media.
An HR
marketplace for freelancers, allowing them
to be paid on a commission basis for booking
new clients.
A startup that
“makes it easy for people to invest in the
stock market,” assisting “mutual funds,
hedge funds and other investment firms to
manage their clients’ portfolios.”
A startup that
creates a personal library of books and
audio files, and then creates a podcast
about the book or audio that it is hosting.
A company that
helps online retailers “persuade” a customer
to buy from them instead of their
competitors. It uses algorithms to determine
where the customer is in the buying cycle,
and tailors a message to the customer so
that they’ll click through to their website.
A tool for
merchants to better understand their
customers and build out personalized loyalty
programs based on their shopping behavior.
A company that
provides a service that helps you find and
sell your old books and other items online.
A startup that
uses AI to help companies identify and
eliminate wasteful expenses by learning from
previous transactions.
A mobile app
that uses machine learning to help people
learn Spanish, French, English, Italian,
German, and Spanish. The company says that
“Spanish is the second most spoken language
in the world after Mandarin, and it’s the
second most spoken language in America.”
The company’s
first product is a tool
A simple way to
visualize statistics and make them
actionable.
A platform that
helps big agencies and brands to get the
best media deals at scale. The company is
now only looking to work with publishers,
content creators and agencies. It would give
publishers more visibility into advertising
deals in order to improve their sales and
marketing strategies.
A platform for
selling products online and on the go,
including users who can’t access traditional
ecommerce platforms.
A team of former
HubSpot and Google employees have created a
new startup called Binder that makes it easy
for sales and marketing teams to collaborate
with one another.
A company that
allows people to create customized “banking
services” for themselves, from getting their
paychecks directly deposited to arranging
overdraft protection or making payments
online.
A startup that’s
building real estate tools for tour
operators and hotels. The company is a
spin-off of a similar service called AirBnB,
and says the average hotel makes $500 a year
on each room they manage.
An ML-powered
sales and marketing tool that helps
companies connect with their customers.
This startup is
building a platform for turning the data
generated from social media posts into
leads, and then pushing that data out to
sales teams.
An iOS app for
controlling a single Nest thermostat. It
looks a lot like the Nest app, but it lets
you set schedules and get notifications.
A company that
promises a 1% earnings yield on crypto
investments.
A platform that
helps retail companies track and manage
transactions in their stores and offices.
A tool to help
teachers grade homework by grading it
automatically, in real time.
A mobile app
that tracks food and exercise, and allows
users to share their data with others.
A startup that
gives you information on the side effects of
certain medications
A tool for
identifying and preventing fraudulent
donations to political campaigns.
A startup that
wants to be the “Yelp for small businesses”,
helping them connect to customers and other
local businesses in their area, and help
them grow and engage with their customers.
Currently has $100,000 in seed funding.
A platform for
hiring experienced contractors to do IT and
engineering jobs in the US, with a focus on
higher education
A startup that
makes a “human-powered robot” that helps
companies track their employees’ movements
A
software-as-a-service business which
automates the process of helping human
resources departments create, manage, and
track benefits.
The app allows
people to pay off their student loans with a
25% monthly discount, which they say can be
used for a wide range of things.
A startup that
helps companies make their resources more
efficient. A company that helps businesses
automate their business processes.
A system for
managing supply chain operations. These
systems are often too expensive for small
businesses to afford, and IAC is aiming to
make it affordable.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to find out if a
product is vegan, gluten free, etc
The startup
helps small businesses automate marketing,
by sending out daily messages about sales,
discounts and promotions.
The startup is
working on an e-commerce platform that
integrates with Amazon to sell third party
brands.
Senses , a
service that turns your smartphone into a
personal assistant, is being developed by a
team of veterans of Amazon’s Alexa and
Google Assistant, as well as a company that
sold the Siri app to Apple.
A collaboration
platform based on Slack and messaging, but
with real-time polls and tasks, and the
ability to set deadlines and budgets.
The startup is
building a marketplace for social and
environmental benefits that companies can
offer to their customers. The idea is that
companies can leverage these “social
benefits” to boost the loyalty of customers
who want to do the right thing.
A venture-backed
startup that’s building an app for iOS that
allows you to flip your phone’s screen
horizontally and vertically to share photos.
A platform for
businesses to sell and share content that’s
been prepared for a conference or event. The
startup focuses on the event marketing,
rather than sales, side of events.
A "small
business marketplace" that helps small
businesses sell to consumers through a web
and app interface.
A company that
aims to bring employees and freelancers
together for projects, via a platform known
as the "Freelancer's Network".
This startup is
building a system that helps companies
recruit and retain high quality talent. With
a $100,000 investment from Andreessen
Horowitz, the company is working with
companies like Hubspot, Zendesk, and The New
York Times to do so.
An on-demand
e-commerce platform for retail and wholesale
customers (e.g. restaurants, bars, and
importers/exporters).
A startup that
builds value-added solutions for the
e-commerce industry, helping online
retailers optimize customer experience and
build better sales.
An online
book-buying service that manages to sell
books at a 25% discount, then refunds money
to customers if the book doesn’t arrive on
time.
Zapier wants to
help small businesses automate physical
tasks using web tools. It’s currently in
private beta with a few thousand users, and
the startup is seeking to raise funding to
grow it.
A company that
helps companies and nonprofits raise money
by letting people donate to causes they care
about through the app.
A platform that
lets home buyers and sellers trade home
inspections.
A data
visualization platform that helps channel
partners and advertisers learn about TV
viewing habits, ultimately helping them
determine the best times to advertise.
A new startup
that wants to help small businesses and
restaurants keep track of their inventory,
and the cost of their items.
A startup that
helps homeowners sell their homes and
receive full-market value for them.
Founders: Marta,
Ryan. The two want to build a tech hub for
the Latin American startup community. They
want to give startups discounted office
space, mentorship, and access to capital.
This San
Francisco-based startup is building a
platform for businesses to manage the entire
range of legal and regulatory compliance
tasks.
A company that
makes the world’s first smart fabric for
outdoor clothes.
The startup is
building a service that helps retailers find
their locations, manage them, and track
deliveries.
A company that
provides a platform that connects physical
retail locations and other businesses like
cashiers, janitors, and other support staff.
A digital
marketing agency that wants to solve the
problem of customer retention.
A fun app for
finding the cheapest car rental when
traveling abroad.
A chatbot that
takes a text message and pulls up the
relevant information
A way to manage
referrals in a B2B marketing context
A company that
wants to make the world’s largest database
of solar data. The company says it has built
a platform that helps companies like Google
and Amazon make billions of dollars in sales
from solar power.
A software
company that helps airlines and airports
better recover and reuse fuel and avionics.
A
consumer-facing startup that’s looking to
create a marketplace for grocery store
brands.
A startup that
helps businesses that make a lot of money on
Etsy — but that don’t have the time to
manage their product listings.
A company that
helps travelers book their hotel stays. The
startup is based in the UK, but has an
office in Chicago.
A self-serve
platform for scheduling dental appointments
across the country.
A financial
management tool for small businesses,
pitched as a solution to the “$1 trillion
dollar problem” of managing small business
finances.
A software
platform that broadcasts live video over all
kinds of networks, and enables “interactive”
on-demand video.
It’s a way of
buying and selling that alternatives have
failed to match: a company that is fully
transparent about its workings, based on the
idea that you should always be paid what
you’re worth.
Acquire new
customers and have them refer your business
to their friends.
You want to find
someone to build you a website, but “the
whole process of finding someone to build a
website is so cumbersome”. You want to do
the hiring, but you’re not a developer and
you’re not a designer, so you need a tool
that gives you a few options for each step.
That’s what the startup is building.
A company that
makes augmented reality glasses for Google
Glass
A new twist on
the “impulse” product. The startup is
developing a way for brands to send their
customers impulse-buy items, which usually
require some sort of sign-up.
A startup that
provides a way for tech companies to manage
their digital marketing as one source for
all their marketing needs.
A startup
working to help recruiters and HR managers
connect with potential hires, avoiding data
silos and the time it takes to search for
the exact candidate. They’re working in the
US, the UK, Australia, Singapore, and New
Zealand, with plans to expand to Canada and
the Philippines in 2020.
A start up
that’s building a system for crowd-funding
that doesn’t require a credit card.
A startup that
helps online publishers generate revenue by
allowing them to create targeted ads based
on the content they are reading
A digital tool
for borrowing money from friends and family
for small business purchases. The current
model is still simple: the startup is
working to launch an app that lets you
borrow money in seconds from your friends
and family. The company has raised a seed
round, and is launching today
A platform for
recruiters, with a focus on tech companies.
A startup that
allows people to request a ride with a
driver, and then pay for it with a single
tap of their phone.
A platform for
food safety and quality control, building a
“food stamp for restaurants”
A tool for
streamlining the entire social security
process, with an app that allows you to give
money to a friend or relative as a gift,
automatically.
A startup that
wants to create an online marketplace for
fitness that will allow users to buy and
sell workouts, including in-person ones.
A startup that
uses AI to analyze existing video footage to
detect intent, location, and movement.
A chatbot that
connects you with friends, family, and
colleagues when you’re in the hospital.
A Y Combinator
company that helps entrepreneurs build their
business with video.
A startup that
makes an app for ordering and picking up
food at restaurants
A startup that
builds a machine learning platform to help
companies recruit workers in order to help
them get through their recruitment process
faster.
A home-based
career coaching system for women. The
startup is currently in the testing stage,
and plans to launch in the New York City
area.
A way to
monetize and organize digital content. With
StoryIt, you can create and manage reading
lists, track which books you’ve read and
where you got them, and mark books as “read”
or “currently reading”.
A platform for
connecting OOH companies (such as
billboards, bus shelters, and posters), with
advertisers.
A tool for
invoice verification for subscription
services.
A self-service
platform that aims to help businesses
negotiate insurance costs.
A startup that
wants to help avoid medical bills by selling
insurance for emergency services, for which
it charges a premium.
A startup that
helps its users take advantage of split-work
hours that their employers or school offer
A San
Francisco-based startup that offers a
platform to build games with other
companies.
A startup that
helps people find and book flights around
the world. "We're not trying to be a
travel booking site but more a
package." The platform lets users see
prices and deals from a variety of airlines,
which is useful for travelers.
A software
platform that broadcasts live video over all
kinds of networks, and enables “interactive”
on-demand video.
A startup that
provides a service to help people organize
and repair their garage
A system that
can provide a refund or credit to a customer
for services not rendered by their doctor.
A cloud-based
ERP that helps shed light on a business’s
financials and keep control of its cash
flow.
A mobile app
that helps make better coffee. It’s a big
problem, which is why the startup has
already raised $5 million to date from
investors including Andreessen Horowitz.
A startup that’s
building a self-checkout system for grocery
stores. The company says that they’re
already working with over 20 grocery chains.
A “skin care
brand for women of color”, built for the
black community. The startup is a 50/50
partnership between two black women in
Silicon Valley and a black woman in South
Africa.
Notify is a data
entry platform used by companies like
Facebook, Slack, and Etsy. The startup is
building an email-based alternative, so
companies don’t have to rely on their help
desk.
This startup is
building a product that allows users to
quickly take a picture of their physical
location and then instantly create a Google
map of that location, allowing for quick and
easy sharing of that location with others.
A startup that
gives people access to low-cost, high-speed
wireless internet in a place they’d
otherwise have to pay for a fixed line.
A startup that’s
building a marketplace where companies can
offer to do tasks on demand. The startup
wants to replace the process of asking
people to perform menial tasks with tasks
that can be automated.
A
smartphone-based contact management app,
offering a built-in phone book, calendar,
and a way to manage contacts.
A company that
helps restaurants and retailers maximize
their profits with a payments and marketing
platform.
Realeyes is an
AI that can read printed text and translate
it into a form of sign language. The startup
wants to use it to help the blind and
hearing-impaired interact with TVs,
smartphones, and other devices.
A platform that
provides a way to record and monetize video
of real estate transactions. The startup
wants to build a platform that helps home
buyers get a better deal by having a video
of their property recorded by a professional
videographer.
A tool for
helping retail brands track their brand’s
data, including how their products are
selling on social media.
A student who
wants to learn a new language can have his
or her native speaker record a video of the
learner speaking with their lips moving.
A company
that’s building a platform to help tenants
and landlords in the US remotely manage
properties, including maintenance and repair
services, through a web app.
Online brokerage
which helps consumers better understand
their investment products and gives them
access to a licensed broker.
NextGenDNN is
building a platform that allows
enterprise-level businesses to deploy their
own custom machine learning models on Azure.
A mobile phone
app that helps you set up a gifting
experience with friends on Facebook. It’s
not clear if this is a new feature or a
monetization play.
A startup for
finding and scheduling contractors.
An employee
scheduling tool for small businesses and
freelancers.
A B2B startup
that aims to provide a B2B version of Slack,
which would allow companies to create
channels for everything from HR to
marketing. The startup is currently only in
the pilot stage.
A company that’s
building a blockchain-based alternative to
the healthcare industry’s online health
records.
A platform for
job seekers to search for jobs using data
from LinkedIn
A software
company that uses AI to reduce the manual
work involved in filling out education forms
for student loans.
A company that
lets you automate your CRM and take
advantage of Salesforce's tools by building
a custom CRM solution that is integrated
into Salesforce.
The app is meant
to help people find their new friends and
live their lives better.
This is a tool
for developers that makes it easier to
“deploy a single application to all of your
connected devices”.
An AI to help
doctors and other care providers (like
nurses and first responders) make quicker
and more correct diagnoses and provide more
appropriate care.
A startup that
tracks employee spending for employers with
centralized inboxes.
A startup that
hopes to replace the need for human
financial advisors with an AI-powered
automated wealth manager.
A social
enterprise that provides equipment and
support to the developing world for the
production of sustainable, high-quality,
locally-sourced products.
A mobile app
that lets anyone access and manage their
data without having to pay for a third-party
service.
A two-sided
marketplace for peer-to-peer loans
A way for the
most recent version of documents in a
company to be accessible via the web instead
of email.
A tool to help
you do a better job of selling. You can
either search for people to sell to, or
build a list of your own contacts. The
company charges $3 per lead, $10 per
contact, and $10 per sale.
A company that
helps retailers, manufacturers and
distributors run promotions that are
tailored to the specific needs of their
customers, with the goal of increasing the
lifetime value of customers.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to work from a
co-working space
A banking app
for the unbanked in India
This app helps
you find the best parking spot in New York
City.
A tool that
helps companies manage seasonal marketing
campaigns so they can get the best ads at
the right time.
A platform for
employees to communicate with each other,
share files, and review client work. The
company uses Slack as a communications
platform, and has raised $1.5 million in
funding to date.
A partnership
between the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, to educate and
promote conservation of marine life through
the sale of marine fish.
A tool for
creating and testing chatbots, and an SDK
for building chatbots on platforms like
Facebook Messenger, Slack and Kik
Mint.com is a
startup that takes a fee for credit
monitoring for their customers.
A startup that
helps schools and universities establish
open data programs to promote transparency
and accountability.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for people to have a
“digital safe word”, allowing them to call
out a word that can be checked against a
database of words and actions to see if
they’re safe to proceed.
This company is
making it easier for people to create a
cloud-based office that automatically syncs
with their phone, computer, and other
devices.
An open source
digital wallet for fiat currencies.
This is a
toolkit for healthcare organizations to
manage their operations, like billing, all
from one location.
A management app
for companies to manage their employee work
schedules. Allows employees to request their
time off, add temporary staff, and see when
they will be next needed.
This startup
wants to make a digital health platform for
people to manage their symptoms, and make
better decisions on their health.
A developer of
software that teaches programmers how to be
better at data visualization, developing and
releasing new courses in the field.
A company that
is building an HR platform that connects
employers and workers to make the hiring and
onboarding process smoother and less
error-prone.
A startup that
is building a platform to help musicians
increase their social media following
A startup
that’s building a product to help people
meet and collaborate with like-minded people
in their area.
An “Ask-a-Vet”
app that directs users to the nearest vet,
and is backed by PetMed Express, a pet
supply retailer.
A B2B data
analytics platform for financial services
companies, most importantly banks. The
company was founded in 2016 and has raised
$3.7M.
A startup for
buying and selling used cars. Instead of a
dealership, the business connects buyers
with sellers. The startup wants to make
vehicle buying easier, with an app that
helps streamline the process.
The company is
building a platform for trying out new
music, allowing users to listen to new songs
for free before paying for them.
A platform that
helps you find the best sex partner based on
your personality, sexual habits and
proclivities.
Periscope is a
video hosting platform, popular with people
who want to broadcast a live video stream
from an iOS device. They launched in July
and have been growing quickly, hosting over
20 million videos to date.
A startup
founded by several ex-Adobe employees to
develop a creative suite for mobile and
tablet devices. It has raised $26 million in
funding.
A startup that
aims to make text-based communication more
convenient, accessible, and usable for the
elderly population.
A startup that
builds on the idea of “loyalty as currency”,
where they reward users with points and
coupons for their loyalty.
A
“transaction-based” social network, where
people can follow others and interact with
them through messages. The startup has
already signed up 500 users in the US and
has plans to expand internationally in the
coming months.
A payment system
for your subscription to a streaming
service. They charge the same amount every
month but are reimbursed for specific
services based on how much content you
watch.
P2P lending is
the new frontier for startups, with this one
looking to build a P2P borrowing platform.
A desktop-based
platform for visualizing data science
models.
A startup that’s
building a tool that automatically designs
and builds ecommerce stores for you
A startup that
enables users to create a story about a
short trip online, using photos and maps.
The app has been in beta for two years now,
and has over a million photos and videos.
A landing page
builder for agencies, which means that if
you’re an agency, you can build your own
landing page, or build a landing page for a
client.
Indeed.com
launched in 2003, but has since grown into a
market leader. Indeed.com has also been
acquired by The Walt Disney Company in
December 2018.
A platform that
allows doctors to upload and view patient
records from their computer.
A startup that
helps restaurants with digital marketing and
sales, including analytics, web and social
tools, and systems for scheduling.
A system that
provides investors with a pipeline of
startups being developed by a team of
engineers in a private community. Investors
can then get news about new startups, early
access to the resulting product, and they
can build their portfolio of seed-stage
companies.
A company that
wants to streamline the hiring process for
employers, letting them post jobs and give
applicants a chance to respond. It’s been
used by companies like Lyft and Warby
Parker.
A platform that
makes it quick and easy for anyone to start
a crowdfunding campaign.
A startup that
helps people build virtual reality
experiences and help create immersive
experiences for brands. Notable for its
location-based VR hardware for gaming and
entertainment, the company is building a
virtual reality platform for malls and
shopping centers.
A platform for
video creators to sell their merchandise and
other products on their channels.
The startup
helps data scientists and engineers build
more robust models from data. The company’s
users include clients like Netflix and
Amazon.
A mobile app
that lets you order and pay for your meal
easily by tapping where you’re sitting in
the restaurant. It’s in its first beta test,
and is looking to build the startup into a
national brand.
A company that
has created “a new kind of three-dimensional
virtual reality”
A financial
service for freelancers, contractors and
agencies. The service helps freelancers and
agencies with payroll.
A company whose
software can help people buy and sell used
cars.
A tool that
connects employers to workers who can
perform tasks
A startup that
wants to replace the likes of Care.com and
Thumbtack by empowering someone to hire and
manage their own personal assistant.
A startup that
helps you find free and cheap parking in
NYC, Baltimore and Los Angeles. It’s already
live in NYC, and will expand to LA and
Baltimore in the coming months.
A B2B SaaS
startup that provides businesses with a
single platform that helps them create and
manage their customer communities (similar
to Slack, but for customer service)
A Y Combinator
alum, this startup wants to help online
retail stores sell physical products.
Build a better
bike that people can sit on.
A startup for
teachers and parents to create an
after-school program that takes place during
the school day and aims to save money on
travel and out-of-school costs.
A software
company that helps users find a product or
service for their specific needs. Based on
the number of users it has, it’s looking to
raise a round in the second half of 2019.
A platform that
helps companies and brands launch their own
store on Amazon.com. The startup is already
operating the first store, The Real, which
sells apparel and jewelry.
A web-based
platform that helps automate tasks for the
e-commerce business, such as setting up a
new website, or a new email campaign.
Y Combinator
alum. Placed first at TechCrunch Disrupt New
York. It’s an online education platform for
people who don’t have time to study, but
still want to learn.
The startup
wants to provide a tool to help people find
new friends based on their location and
interests. The startup is launching in the
UK in Q3 2019.
The company aims
to change the way people shop, by giving
them a way to scan items and get product
recommendations based on their preferences,
similar to the way Amazon recommends
products to you.
A software
company that offers a way to create a pitch
deck from PowerPoint slides and a catalog of
images, videos and data.
A startup that
wants to bring Bitcoin ATMs to society, and
is working on a standalone card for the
space.
A company that
wants to build a way to understand the
meaning of phone calls (through audio) and
help courts make educated decisions on them.
Not all of these
companies are live, but they’re the most
notable of Y Combinator’s startups.
A self-driving
Uber for trucking companies.
is a company
that helps small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) connect with a wider set of potential
customers. The SMEs gain access to a wider
range of potential customers, including
business professionals, which helps them
build up their customer base.
The following
startups have been accepted to the 10th
batch:
This startup
aims to help companies in the legal space,
including startups and other legal startups,
to centralize their legal documents and
data, manage them all in one place, and get
them in front of a lawyer for a consult when
needed.
A collaboration
platform that allows business teams to get
tasks done more quickly. It helps companies
avoid the problem of having a bunch of
separate systems that need to work together.
A platform for
online video production that allows users to
add audio, video, and text to their videos.
A startup that
provides a service where you can hire a
professional organizer to come to your house
and organize it
Founders of this
two-person startup are the former founders
of the startup that made the popular
budgeting app Due.
A platform to
help retailers sell their products. The
startup recently launched a “marketplace”
where it displays products from different
retailers that it has teamed up with on a
branded storefront.
A cloud-based
tool for sales teams to manage their
campaigns and follow-up tasks. What’s
unusual is that it’s cross-platform,
available on desktop, mobile, and web.
Opendoor is a
software company that wants to become the
Amazon of home rentals. The company acts as
a broker between homeowners and short-term
renters. It’s made several large investments
in recent years, including $117 million in
new capital in November 2018.
A startup that
is working to make it easier to create a
credit score based on your spending habits
rather than your financial history.
A platform for
travel and wellness.
This startup
wants to help developers focus more on their
code by providing them with a design,
development, and testing resource.
A digital
concierge for hotels that can help and
recommend things to do and see, with a
platform that will help you compare your
hotel’s services to other properties.
A startup that
collects data from social media networks and
aggregates them into daily reports that can
be used to measure the human conversation
that happens on the internet.
A startup that
takes your photo and turns it into a 3D
model. The app lets you print it into a
model that you can then take on a journey.
Allows
influencers to link to their blog content on
various social media sites. Users can also
follow influencers and “favorite” their
posts, which are then pushed to their feeds.
A “simple,
secure, and non-invasive way to deliver
health care”, including an in-home device to
monitor sleep and wakefulness, a wearable
device to track activity, and a connected
thermometer.
A web-based
platform that helps automate tasks for the
e-commerce business, such as setting up a
new website, or a new email campaign.
Cultural
accelerator startup: A startup that pairs
companies with investors to help bring their
products to the global market.
A platform that
helps users track their food intake and
their progress toward active lifestyle
goals.
A startup that
helps businesses that make a lot of money on
Etsy — but that don’t have the time to
manage their product listings.
A widget that
helps you save money on your phone bill by
automatically charging your phone only when
you’re near a Wi-Fi network.
A tool for
sharing your resume, for when the website
doesn’t have the ability to do so.
A startup that
wants to create a “socially responsible”
bank account for people who want to support
causes they care about.
A food delivery
service for home chefs. The startup aims to
make food delivery from home as easy as
ordering pizza from Domino's in the US.
A startup that
makes it easier to shop on and off-line,
launching in July 2019 in the UK.
This is a
platform that allows brands to see how their
customers compare to their competitors.
A platform which
aims to cut the cost of organizing and
managing events by making it easy to book
riders and vendors, and to collect payments.
A startup that
helps small businesses in India build their
websites, they were bootstrapped with seed
funding from Y Combinator.
A platform for
collecting feedback from students and
faculty.
A point-of-sale
application for restaurants, allowing them
to accept payments online and mobile.
A tool that
helps global teams collaborate and manage
projects online.
Building a
marketplace for tech companies that allows
them to sell to startups and small
businesses in the US.
A tool for
managing a company’s fleet of self-driving
cars. The startup is building a system for
letting a driver take control of a car
during a traffic jam, or for when a driver
wants to take a longer break.
A local grocery
store that lets you order and pay for
groceries remotely. The startup has raised
$1.6 million.
A startup that
works with restaurants to provide them with
the tools they need to “self-serve” their
customers. The startup wants to make it
easier and more profitable for restaurants
to provide meal delivery.
An online
directory of local hairstyling and beauty
products.
A mobile app
that allows users to easily send and receive
money. The startup was founded in July and
is focused on working with local banks in
the US. It aims to get users to use the app
to send money directly to their local bank
accounts or other people’s bank accounts.
A notification
app for your phone that gives you a couple
of seconds to not answer calls and texts
while it pulls up the phone's number
details.
Software that
helps game developers get their game ideas
off the ground.
Loft, a startup
that collects and compiles a range of
industry data about startups, has named YC
as one of the top three organizations in the
world that are "helping to produce the
next generation of startups."
A company that
helps people pack their own medical supplies
in order to save money.
A company that
wants to build a tool for automating
retargeting campaigns on Facebook, LinkedIn,
and Instagram.
A game a la
“Whack-a-mole” that’s designed to help
people get out of their own way. It’s
designed to help people get past their own
limitations to help them focus on the things
that matter most in their lives.
A “cooler than a
fridge” that stores food for 24 hours and
uses a combination of temperature, humidity,
and time to maintain food quality.
A startup that
helps students of any age who are having
difficulty in school to get tutoring
A digital
platform to help with bank-to-bank money
transfers.
An online
marketplace for people to list real estate
in their homes for sale or rent.
A 3D scanner
that can identify and label objects in 3D
space.
A tool for
booking and tracking events such as English
classes, chef’s classes, and yoga classes.
This startup is
looking to augment the popular “find a
mentor” model in the startup world with a
program that will help people find mentors
in their local area as well as people who
have a history of mentoring other people.
A flight search
tool that works with your phone's GPS and
not just flight information from the
airlines.
A mobile
payments company that uses a combination of
SMS and M2M to allow merchants to accept
payments directly from their customers.
A company that
helps employees and businesses connect their
payroll systems through a common API.
A startup that
helps people track their workouts and plan
healthy meals. The startup is focused on
helping people who are healthy and want to
keep it that way, and the company says that
because the company’s algorithms are based
on historical exercise data, it’s able to
identify trends that are more accurate than
what a person might individually determine
for themselves.
A startup that
helps companies find investment
opportunities in the public markets in
developing countries.
A startup that
helps businesses find the right people for
their jobs. The startup is currently focused
on helping recruiters to find C-level talent
but says it’s not exclusive to them, and has
a broader mission to help businesses find
the right people for their job via its
platform.
A text-based
game that turns education into a game and
game into a tool. The startup wants to
improve learning outcomes and make it more
fun.
A startup that
lets you put your phone number on a business
card and connect with friends, family, and
colleagues. The founders of this startup say
they’re selling a lot of business cards,
with over 1,200 cards shipped in 24 hours
and a $1,500 monthly recurring revenue.
As part of the
Make Tech Easier project, the team is
building a tool to help non-tech folks make
tech purchases. They have a custom loyalty
card that helps users identify the problem
they want to solve, then build a purchase
workflow. The startup now has $6,000 in
monthly recurring revenue after just a year
in business.
This is a
toolset that makes it easy to integrate
artificial intelligence into customer
service interactions. They’re close to
launching and have raised $12k in seed
funding.
A private land
registry, which they say is more accurate
and cheaper than the public system. They
plan to build the registry using blockchain
technology.
A startup that
offers a platform for entrepreneurs to grow
their online presence with social media,
email, and live chats.
A platform for
online book clubs - like the ones you can
create on Facebook or Twitter - that can be
used to organize offline book clubs.
A company that
aims to be a “Netflix of weed”, providing a
platform for legal cannabis deliveries.
A startup
working to make it possible for everyone to
consume a beef jerky product from the
comfort of their own home.
A startup
co-founded by a former Googler, Qwant is
trying to recreate some of the magic of the
Google search results page with a new, more
visual UI. The startup is trying to compete
with Google for the European market.
Chargeback is an
online platform that helps users dispute
utility bills. It’s a B2B startup catering
to utility companies. The founders hope to
build a worldwide network of users.
A digital
marketing platform for small businesses,
pitched as a toolset to help companies reach
their customers.
A tool that
connects employers to workers who can
perform tasks
A company making
a “smart” dryer, with an internet-connected
app that helps users set the temperature on
their washing machine and adjust the
duration of the dryer cycle.
An SDK for
automatically creating, updating, and
publishing content to social media.
A company
focused on the web and mobile performance,
making the world’s largest distributed
network for web and mobile services.
This is a
startup that helps people stream their live
video to apps like Facebook and Periscope.
A startup that
helps small businesses use their phone to do
basic accounting. The company is working
with complex micro-payments, inventory
management, order-taking, and invoicing.
A platform that
helps couples plan the next 10 years of
their lives together.
A company that
“creates impactful digital experiences for
brands”. They want to do this by using AI
and machine learning to build personalized
experiences for users.
A tool that
helps students plan their courses and track
their progress, with a focus on younger
students.
A platform for
managing sales of services, products, and
content across websites.
What it is: A
chatbot that lets people find and hire
freelance specialists. The platform aims to
work with a wide variety of professionals,
including interior designers, virtual
assistants, and even personal trainers.
A software
company that provides a cloud-based platform
for managing online payments for Indian
businesses.
A product that
teaches people how to pair wine with food
and make cocktails.
Idea: This
startup is building a product that helps
people find the best time of the day to do
some of their most important tasks
A business that
helps companies sell and buy tickets to
events.
A group of
photographers who create a “worldwide
portfolio of travel images”, focusing on
“underrepresented cultures”.
Idea: A software
company that helps people with disabilities
create profiles online and apply for jobs
The startup seeks to help people with
disabilities find work and give them the
tools to make themselves employable
A game where you
play a healer and have to heal your friends
from the shadow that is chasing them
A fintech for
loans in Kenya, which is working on a
product for the first time.
A platform that
helps small business owners in India use
their app to accept payments, and enables
customers to pay with a couple of taps.
A startup that
provides credit to college students based on
their predictive ability of their future
grades
A digital
platform for the organic food industry to
sell directly to customers, with its current
focus on e-commerce fulfillment. The
founders envision a future where they can
send one of the world’s most trusted brands
of food directly to your doorstep.
Idea: This
startup wants to make it easier for people
to get matched up with local experts like
doctors or lawyers. It currently has 2,200
experts signed up, and is charging $45/hr
for up to five hours of work.
A platform for
building custom business applications that
runs on the Salesforce platform.
An artificial
intelligence (AI) powered platform that
helps brands find the most relevant
influencers to engage with and buy from.
A new kind of
Airbnb for flower deliveries. The company
hopes to have 10,000 commercial partners by
the end of the year.
A platform to
help women in the US manage their menstrual
cycles more efficiently
A startup that
provides a service to help people create a
bucket list of things they want to
accomplish
Using the
security of its mobile app, Zipwhip enables
merchants to offer better credit options for
customers.
A comic book
subscription box that sends customers a new
comic each month.
A Slack-like
tool for managing employee time, with
automatic notifications and the ability to
block time off. Only available on Slack.
This startup is
founded by former Google employees and aims
to be the “Uber of recruiting”, allowing
companies to list their job openings for
remote employees.
A new kind of
financial reporting system that helps
businesses understand the role of their
cash.
The startup
wants to build a marketplace that connects
brands and consumers based on what they want
and need. They’re thinking of it as a sort
of Amazon for branded products.
This startup,
which launched in May, is building a tool
that allows people to take on the role of a
travel agent by offering to book their trips
online.
This startup is
building a service that helps companies
manage their employee benefit programs with
a single platform, and will take a slice of
the companies’ profits to pay for the
service.
A platform that
allows people to test out and share their
own designs, called Viva Labs. The startup
calls it “Uber for manufacturing” and is
already helping people test their ideas out
at the Maker Fair in New York City.
A
community-based streaming platform that
allows users to host live events from their
homes that you can view from the website or
mobile app.
A tool for
home-based business owners to manage all
aspects of their online presence, such as:
online stores, social media, advertising,
marketing, and more.
A tool to help
teachers grade homework by grading it
automatically, in real time.
An enterprise
SaaS business that collects data on where
companies spend money and what they buy.
In January 2018,
Instagram launched IGTV, an app designed to
let people watch longer videos.
A company that
creates a suite of applications for small
businesses to automate tasks and shave time
off their work week.
A tool for
recruiters, that lets them upload their
resume to a centralized network and have it
automatically filtered to candidates that
are a good match for a given job.
A startup that
helps people find the best prices for
flights, hotels, and car rentals while also
providing a platform for them to post
reviews and ratings and get rewarded for
their patronage.
A startup that
creates a new way of selling homes by
allowing people to list their homes online,
provide a video tour, and get a full-price
offer from a buyer before they move.
Currently operating in the UK.
A company
helping small businesses in India, mainly
restaurants and food trucks, find more
customers through SMS.
A B2B company
that helps companies track their shipments,
keep an eye on their inventory, and switch
out products with ease.
A platform that
lets people shop for health insurance
without worrying about whether they’ll sign
up for the coverage they want.
A tool to help
employees collaborate on projects
efficiently, which includes an email
platform, file sharing, and task management.
A machine
learning platform that helps companies make
more accurate predictions about when they’ll
run out of inventory. The startup is looking
to build a “data factory” to make its
predictions more accurate.
A startup that
wants to build an AI-powered chatbot that
allows your Facebook friends to talk to your
bot for all the things.
A video
conferencing app that uses Google Maps for
navigation.
A company that
helps parents assign homework and get it
done.
A company that
wants to make it easier to find the right
lawyer for a legal issue.
A creator of
early childhood education software for
schools.
An online U.S.
farm management tool that gives farmers
access to real-time pricing information from
their peers and the market to help them make
better decisions on everything from crops to
livestock.
A startup that
wants to help people unload the debt they've
accrued from student loans. They are
currently working with 3,000 borrowers in
the UK and hope to expand to the US in the
next 12 months.
Helping people
who are having trouble finding a plumber to
pay a flat fee in order to get a plumber via
referrals.
A startup that
wants to help small businesses create
personalized marketing campaigns by
analyzing their websites. They’re currently
working with companies in the UK, where they
plan to launch in early 2020.
A B2C startup
that supplies restaurant fitting room
merchandise to their customers.
One of the most
important parts of the mission is to create
a platform that allows workers to generate a
living wage while keeping them connected to
their friends and family.
This startup is
trying to make web design a “safer”
profession by lowering the drop out rate.
It's a way to
file expenses, set reminders, and keep track
of receipts all in one place.
A platform that
allows users to exchange their data between
different services, paving the way for a
“four-in-one” app.
A startup that
provides an automated way to order flowers
that works with any florist
A startup that’s
bringing equity crowdfunding to the US.
A Lyft for the
gig economy, this app aims to eliminate the
hassles of owning a car or a car service by
connecting drivers with passengers in need
of a ride.
A startup for
freelance designers, meant to help them find
work, keep track of their clients and spend
less time doing administrative tasks.
Settle.me is a
video hosting platform for Airbnb hosts,
helping them tell and share their stories.
This startup is
building a platform that lets anyone
customize a pair of shoes for any use,
whether it be running a marathon, doing
yoga, or just trying to look cool.
A company that
allows customers to create their own travel
itinerary and book their own travel plans
online.
A team of
fundraisers that want to help companies with
their fundraising needs by offering free
fundraising services. They charge companies
based on the time spent on fundraising, with
a maximum of $500 per month.
The startup
stems from the idea that a lot of people who
have billions of dollars in reserve don’t
invest it, and Aorta wants to be a place
where anyone can start investing in a
diversified portfolio of stocks seamlessly.
An online
marketplace for education. The company says
it has $3m in annual recurring revenue.
A real estate
startup focused on providing services to
families moving to new neighborhoods.
“Surveillance”
is a startup that wants to use data to help
law enforcement fight crime. The startup has
already secured $1.5M in funding.
A startup that
wants to build an ecosystem around customer
data so that customer data becomes an asset.
A startup that
lets you find a job by location, offering an
extensive database of job listings, in
addition to job postings from companies and
government agencies.
A social network
that lets users share their content with the
world, which they can then rate, comment
upon, or share.
A health
insurance startup focused on improving women
of color’s health care, specifically in
rural areas.
A company that
provides an alternative to the traditional
model of doctor’s visits. The startup wants
to take the guesswork out of scheduling
appointments and provide a seamless online
experience.
A bot that helps
companies find good contractors and save
time and money.
A free,
web-based workbench for enterprise
architects.
A digital health
platform meant to help people with a chronic
medical condition like Crohn's or diabetes
manage their treatment and manage their
health.
A software
company that will help you plan out your day
and manage your tasks and to-do list.
A tool for
planning events with a group of people in
mind, similar to a calendar but for smaller
groups. The startup is looking to partner
with Indian companies that organize team
events.
A niche mobile
payment system for small businesses.
A platform for
the visually impaired. The app translates
text into an audio reading of that text,
with the readout played on a phone’s
loudspeaker. While the smartphone app is
free to download, the smartphone’s
loudspeaker is not.
A startup that
makes it easy to run a business in the
United States and Mexico, working with an
in-country agent to help you get all the
proper permits and licenses.
A startup that’s
making it easier for users to supercharge
their mobile devices by pairing them with
high-performance wireless chargers. Its 10K
program is now open for sign-ups.
One of the most
interesting startups to come out of the
fintech space, Nomiku is building a device
that allows consumers to cook with
precision.
A startup that
uses an IoT platform to automatically manage
the delivery of goods in the same way that
Amazon and Uber do. Founded in early 2019,
they’re currently in talks with logistics
companies in the US, Canada and Mexico.
A startup that
helps Amazon customers run their online
shopping and personal finance through a
mobile app.
A company that
provides tools to help with implementation
of the eKYC process to comply with KYC
regulations by using them on clients’
behalf.
iaidigital is
building a digital tool that helps cities
better manage their streets and sidewalks.
The startup’s software can take a photo of a
pothole and instantly notify the city of the
problem.
A new type of
mobile subscription that allows users to pay
for mobile service without a contract.
An AI-powered
product that converts music into a format
that sounds good on all of your devices.
A content
curation platform that helps brands reach
their audiences. The startup is based in New
York City and is recruiting a team.
A way to
facilitate payment between people that live
in countries that have different currencies.
A startup that
helps doctors create their own patient
portals, with patient data stored in a
secure environment.
A platform
which allows employers to give employees of
their choosing access to their company’s HR
information without them having to sign up
for a new account. It works with the
companies’ existing HR systems, allowing
employees to access information about job
openings and benefits without having to sign
into a new system.
Fintech startup
that allows home buyers to use
cryptocurrency to purchase their mortgage.
A startup that
claims to make it easier to convert your
product ideas into real products. The
company takes your idea, converts it into a
product design, and then orders the parts
they need to turn it into a real product.
Idea: A startup
that helps you to search for nearby events,
and also provides a link to the ticketing
page. It’s similar to Eventbrite, but
focuses on local events.
A program that
allows people to deploy “microservices”, or
small apps, across their own private
networks.
A company that
provides a solution to help companies with
developing markets increase sales and
marketing efforts via a centralized
marketplace.
A healthcare
company that aims to build a consumer-facing
platform for doctors to collaborate and
manage patient medical records.
A hardware
startup that allows you to make your own
Bluetooth earbuds.
A startup that
allows people to have a list of things
they’re grateful for. Once the user’s state
of mind changes, the app will notify them.
A startup that’s
building a platform to help companies manage
call center operations. The startup says it
has $1.5 million in funding from investors
including Birchmere Ventures.
This startup is
developing a new type of seismic-based
sensor that can be used to detect changes in
seismic activity. The startup will demo the
sensor at the upcoming American Geophysical
Union meeting in December.
A 3D scanner for
making 3D models of things, like building
prototypes or product packaging. The startup
is backed by the CEO of Makerbot.
A startup that
is creating a new kind of shirt to wear in
the office.
A platform that
helps non-profits measure their impact and
reach donors. The startup also offers a
service for nonprofits of all sizes to
produce impact reports, generally a 6-month
to 1-year undertaking for a nonprofit.
Brisk is a kind
of free app that allows users to buy
groceries with a few clicks (and no money
down).
An analytics
tool for sports teams that helps them
understand where fans are coming from and
how their fanbase is growing over time.
A social network
for restaurant employees and customers, with
a focus on the restaurant’s culture and the
people who go there.
This company
builds technology that allows people to
securely and easily send money to and from
the Philippines. Their service, which
launched in May of 2018, allows Filipinos to
send money to family and friends without
having to deal with the high fees associated
with traditional remittance services.
Using a service
that matches athletes to coaches, the
company helps athletes compete more
effectively.
A startup
providing a “more human” approach to
marketing automation, using AI to help
marketers find marketing strategies that are
tailored specifically to their customers.
Once a year, the
company hosts a conference to educate its
customers about the latest technology and
trends in the industry.
A startup that
helps people get their kids into top
schools. The startup connects students with
their dream colleges and helps guide them
through each step of the application
process.
A software and
hardware system that helps people to prepare
and track their taxes and taxes for other
people and companies.
A web-based
platform that makes it easy to record and
edit audio.
A
community-based crowdfunding platform for
artists
A tool for
managing and tracking data security and
compliance on laptops.
A business that
connects customers to local businesses and
events.
A software
company that helps retailers predict when to
restock a product’s shelf. The startup’s
software helps retailers forecast demand and
restock in a way that fits within their
current inventory.
A company that
aims to make it easier for companies and
people to pay for things by using bitcoin.
The startup has already had some success,
with a half million users, but is still in
the process of developing its own wallet.
This is a
company that offers a credit card for people
who don’t have a credit score, and has
already received over $1 million in funding
from some big investors, including
YCombinator, Peter Thiel, and Andreessen
Horowitz.
A personal care
brand that’s starting to expand into other
categories, including skincare, makeup, and
haircare.
A startup that
helps you better manage your relationships
on social networks.
A platform that
turns Slack into a tool for building and
managing bots. Currently in beta.
An audio
platform for artists and labels to sell and
distribute music and audio-visual content to
customers.
A startup to
help companies and entrepreneurs secure
their personal data and keep it safe.
A platform that
lets you share the things you love with the
people around you, helping you find new
contacts and discover new things to love.
A web-based
solution for measuring and managing the
effectiveness of ad campaigns. The platform
aims to emulate the benefit of a sales rep
(and their ability to monitor the
effectiveness of their ads) as well as the
concision of selling to an advertiser.
A startup that
brings a digital assistant to the grocery
store. This service allows customers to
request items by name, then have the store
deliver the items to their homes.
An AI-powered
chatbot that responds to queries like “what
is the weather like tomorrow” and “what are
the sales for this week” in a manner that’s
“personalized” and “conversational”. The
startup hopes to move into the voice
assistant space.
A startup that
helps you organize your finances by category
and by type, and then makes it easy for you
to see what you owe, who you owe, and where
you owe.
“A platform that
connects people with the power of AI to help
them understand their financial position in
real time.” The startup wants to help users
make smarter financial decisions.
A company that
helps employers navigate labor laws and
regulations in a more effective manner, by
providing a platform for real-time labor
guidance.
A company that
helps chefs easily sell directly to
customers via a mobile app that brings
together a range of products from a variety
of restaurants.
A company that
makes it easier to find, book, and pay for
limo rides via the web.
A way to
securely send data from iOS devices to the
cloud. The startup claims to be the only
secure messaging service that can do this.
A digital health
app for diabetics, with the goal of helping
them manage their condition and achieve
better outcomes.
A company that
helps hoteliers manage their housekeepers,
in much the same way that Netflix manages
its streaming content.
A platform to
simplify and enhance streaming for live
music events.
A platform to
help companies manage and track their safety
and security needs, which can include
everything from fire safety to accessibility
standards.
A startup that
provides a marketplace for brokers and
consumers to find, book, and pay for
parking. The company’s founders are former
employees of Parkingify, which they say is a
prime example of the need for a parking
marketplace.
A SaaS service
that allows people to see what others are
reading, or what they’ve recommended.
A B2B platform
that allows restaurants to print their own
takeout menus.
A machine vision
startup that is building technology to help
autonomous vehicles see and navigate the
city.
A company that
builds software for businesses to design,
manage and execute security tests.
A startup that
helps small businesses understand how to use
social media to help them reach new
customers
A platform that
helps businesses market to the right people
via social and mobile channels.
A tool for
teachers using interactive whiteboards to
teach and collaborate with each other.
Idea : A mobile
app that enables people to quickly book and
pay for their parking tickets in the UK.
A tool for
developers that allows them to take the
languages they know and apply them to a new
project type
A platform that
helps people make videos about themselves,
which they can then share on Facebook,
Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch.
A way for
professional athletes to keep track of their
own performance data, customizing it for
their particular sport.
The Talent Ally
platform helps restaurants and hotels
identify and hire the best employees. The
startup is working with over 1,300
restaurants and hotels to offer training,
job listings, and improvements to their
business.
A startup that
plans to compete with Basecamp, Trello and
other project management platforms by
offering unlimited private projects to its
users.
A company that
builds on-demand physical and digital spaces
designed to help people recover from
life-changing events.
A platform that
hooks up investors to teams of
entrepreneurs. The startup is trying to
build a way for investors and companies to
make more financial sense by linking them
up.
A startup that
helps people who are going through a divorce
get access to lawyers and other
professionals who can help them get through
the process
This startup
wants to help companies with managing their
financial operations, like payroll,
bookkeeping, and accounting.
This startup is
building a tool for hiring talent for
specific roles, rather than just hiring
across a wide range of positions.
An iOS app that
helps users find the closest, fastest, and
cheapest rides to their destination. The app
uses pricing data from Uber, Lyft, and a few
other companies and then puts all those
estimates in one place.
An enterprise
SaaS startup that helps companies install
and manage customer relationship management
(CRM) systems through its platform.
A digital
marketplace for local services aimed at
helping customers find reliable services at
a fixed rate, allowing them to compare
prices and quality.
A real-time
translation app that takes the place of
traditional translation apps. It works by
pulling in translated text from multiple
sources in real-time.
A startup that
helps people buy and sell their cars, a
problem the company says is worth $17
billion in the US in a given year.
An “in-house
talent management system” for small and
medium-sized companies.
A startup that
allows anyone to turn any object into a
smart home accessory.
A startup that
helps people who are traveling overseas to
have a way to find safe places to sleep
A tool that
helps cities build an API for companies to
be able to monitor traffic and respond
quickly to incidents.
An on-demand app
for freelance freelance designers.
Plain is an SMS
system that allows people to pay others with
their phone in the middle of deals and
automate payments to vendors.
A startup that
helps people to write down their ideas and
turn them into a reality
A messaging
service for freelancers to make their
pricing clearer to clients
A B2B company
that provides “easy-to-use, but powerful”
software that streamlines the data entry
process of customer data, with plans to
launch in 2020.
A tool for
social entrepreneurs, allowing them to pitch
investors on their ideas.
An organization
for entrepreneurs and start-ups in the New
York area. The startup is building a digital
community with a curated marketplace for
mentors, events, and funding.
A startup that
is building a platform to help small
businesses know the best loan options at the
best rates. Part of their pitch is that
they’re aiming to help people in emerging
markets, where banks are more expensive.
A startup that
helps hotel chains and rental car companies
give customers the ability to reserve a car
and a hotel room together.
A startup that
helps people set up a “social room” at their
house for guests to hang out together,
helping them save money and plan their
social calendars.
A platform for
connecting people looking to hire
consultants with those who have specific
skills to help clients.
A
recruiting-focused startup that connects job
seekers to employers and job postings.
When you have a
startup, you can’t just find some random
engineer to join you — it takes a certain
amount of money to build out your team.
The company’s
CEO, Will Clark, is a former member of the
U.S. Air Force and a former personal
trainer, and the company’s co-founders are
also experienced entrepreneurs. The company,
which launched in 2013, is looking to
address a major issue in the fitness
industry: it’s difficult, expensive, and
time-consuming to get fit.
A B2B data
analytics platform for financial services
companies, most importantly banks. The
company was founded in 2016 and has raised
$3.7M.
A company that
wants to help companies customize payment
plans for their employees
A team that
creates digital advertising for brands. The
startup says they have over 1,000 clients
including companies like Ford, Sony, and
General Electric.
A startup that
lets you get the best price on a flight and
allows you to book it on your phone. The
startup says they have completed over
750,000 flights.
A piece of
software that helps brands and publishers
buy ads that will be shown to people who are
at the same exact location as the person
watching the ad.
A calendar for
video producers that allows them to plan
their schedules and keep track of what they
have planned.
A company that
makes custom snacks for kids' birthday
parties, pitching it as a “version of Etsy
for preschoolers”.
Service that
helps people set up a mortgage loan and
provides them with personalized mortgage
advice from a specialist.
A “work from
home” app that allows the user to access
their employer’s office remotely via a
tablet or a PC. The startup wants to remove
the barriers that exist between employees
and their work.
A tool to help
you see where you spend the most time, and
then improve the way your work and life are
structured to make it easier.
A tool that
helps identify the people that need to be at
a meeting, and the people who are already
there.
A startup that
wants to make it easy for companies to have
a way to keep track of their products’ life
cycles. The plan is to sell the idea to the
likes of HP, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and
Volkswagen.
A startup that
helps brands track influencers’ social media
activity and potentially tweak marketing
campaigns.
A music service
that lets individuals create and share their
own playlists, with access to curated lists
of songs and playlists.
A startup that
bundles travel packages (air, hotel, rental
car) for you
A tool that
allows local contractors to create a profile
of their work, and then, when a project is
ready to be bid, the contractor can upload
their work and get an instant quote from the
bidders. The company charges $25 per month
for the service, and the company is
currently in private beta.
This startup is
building a last-mile delivery platform that
puts the onus on the customer to order their
own food.
A social app
that allows users to “pick up” someone
else’s profile and follow them instantly,
without having to create a whole account.
An AI based on
the brain scans of professional baseball
players that can predict at what point a
hitter will break his bat on a pitch.
A group of
engineers is building a Cloud-based service
that wants to help companies with internal
and external security. It’s designed for
companies to manage their security
operations and provide a single place for
customers to get in touch with their
security teams.
A SaaS service
that helps companies build marketing
automation programs that work for their
specific channels.
A platform for
the entertainment industry to create,
manage, and monetize its content. The
startup says it will help artists “pivot to
new business models, stay profitable, and
expand their business”.
A startup that
uses AI to help companies better understand
how their employees are spending their time
and what kinds of activities they want to
do.
A platform to
connect suppliers to restaurants with the
goal of increasing food security in the
developing world.
A startup-like
platform for building social media profiles,
curating other people’s content, and
connecting with influencers.
A new type of
video chat that includes a “super-fast
camera” and instant zoom. The company wants
to build a video chat experience that can be
both more intimate and more powerful than
the current line of video chat apps.
A business to
help companies manage their credit cards and
make sure they pay their bills on time.
A startup that
lets you track your mileage on a car, bike,
or moped. It’s like a mileage tracker but
for the world’s most commonly owned modes of
transportation.
A startup that
sells a USB-connected device that allows you
to remotely control your home’s lights and
television, and allow users to launch and
log into apps on their phones.
Helps people
know when the best time to buy a product is.
A startup that
provides work for people who live with
chronic anxiety
A company that
started as an app for sharing and selling
products but has pivoted to personal finance
coaching.
A B2B
product-development platform that allows
companies to utilize the capabilities of
their own internal developers.
As a person’s
social circle expands, it gets harder to
keep track of old and new friends. Fellow is
a service that helps you keep track of
everyone you know, and share them with
others.
A
subscription-based social media platform
that integrates with Instagram, Facebook,
and Twitter to share posts and access
content.
A new kind of
social networking platform that gives users
their own personal “safe space” within the
network. The site is focused on being a safe
place for people to express themselves, and
is designed to be a safe space for people of
all types, but especially for those who are
marginalized.
A platform for
communication, collaboration and information
sharing among small and medium-sized
businesses.
A startup that
lets you sync your Microsoft Outlook
calendar to your iPhone.
A software
company that wants to help people learn
Mandarin. It uses online games to make a
language accessible to everyone.
A home care
services startup that helps seniors living
in their own homes with tasks like cleaning
and laundry.
An identity
verification tool for international
travelers.
This startup is
building a program that allows students to
build an online resume and portfolio, even
if they didn’t finish high school, while
they learn the skills they need to get a
job.
A decentralized
“flash sales” platform for retailers and
brands.
A B2B software
platform for managing the bookkeeping and
accounting of a company, which takes the
place of a bookkeeper.
Espresso is a
software company that uses machine learning
to automate the process of hiring
telecommuters in the US, using a platform
that was built specifically for this.
A company that
makes reusable plastic shopping bags that
are 100% compostable.
A tool for
scouts to manage datagrids.
A startup that
provides remote workers with the tools to
efficiently monitor, report, and communicate
their team’s progress, with the goal of
giving managers the ability to manage teams,
with less need for face time. The company
has raised $1.2 million in funding, and has
customers in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
A platform for
students to find study groups
A social network
for engineers, designed to compete with
Stack Exchange and Quora.
is a platform
for selling used textbooks and keeping
college students accountable for their
books.
A platform for
small business owners to sell their products
online. It has a marketplace and a back-end
software that lets small business owners
create and sell their products online.
SaaS product
that helps businesses manage their marketing
data, with a focus on helping organizations
increase productivity by segmenting and
grouping the data, and using it to create
predictive analytics and forecasting tools.
A company which
helps brands and event planners create love
letters to their fans, based on their
feedback or engagement.
A company that
helps businesses learn about and engage with
their local customers in a way that doesn’t
require a separate app.
A city-level
tool to let governments track environmental
health and pollution using sensors,
analytics, and mobile-based data. The
startup has the backing of the mayor of
Chicago and the EPA.
A startup for
selling and buying used cars. The startup
plans to build a national network of used
car dealers to help consumers meet sellers
of similar cars. The startup will take a
moderate percentage of the sale.
A fast-growing
startup that’s taken apart a $50 billion
company and is building a new one.
The startup is
building a social network for people who
love to cook, with an emphasis on making it
a place where everyone can learn from each
other’s cooking.
A travel booking
platform that connects consumers with local
businesses to offer services like free
airport parking, meal discounts, or access
to free Wi-Fi.
A company that
invests in early stage startups that can
help tech companies improve their security.
A startup based
in New York City that aims to kill the email
inbox forever by creating a tool that allows
users to “scan and organize” their email
inbox, creating an “out of sight out of
mind” mentality that could help people focus
on the most important things.
A tool that lets
you share your favorite quotes on-demand and
have them put into an email signature by a
company’s service provider.
Tech company
that builds bots and machine learning tools
to help companies build chatbots and build
intelligence into their digital
interactions.
A platform that
helps companies “create and manage
high-quality video content” by coordinating
video production and distribution.
A startup that’s
building out a marketplace where people can
sell their old smartphones, which the
startup says will be used to fund a better
future.
A startup that
connects customers with their local
locksmiths via text message, with the
startup taking a cut of each transaction.
A tool for
connecting people with a shared interest in
a particular topic
A startup that’s
building a tool that helps big companies
manage their global supply chains. They say
they’re already working with Motorola
Mobility.
A company that
allows appointment scheduling across
different platforms in a single interface.
A content
management system for fashion brands. The
startup says it can help fashion brands
stand out by making their online content
more interactive and engaging.
An AI-powered
chatbot that helps you negotiate the best
deal on a car loan.
A “true”
concierge service where homeowners and
renters can get help with things like
groceries and dry cleaning
A real estate
brokerage that focuses on rental properties.
This startup
from Stanford is building a social network
for software engineers to share work
references, solve problems, and collaborate.
A startup that’s
building a community for people with
experience in the health and fitness
industry.
A startup that
makes custom-made, 3D-printed female
prosthetics that can be used to treat
urinary incontinence in women.
Booking.com has
50 million customers, but they still have to
manually approve bookings. The startup wants
to build a system that automatically
approves bookings for hotels, without human
intervention.
Cordyceps is a
startup that helps you book medical
appointments based on availability and
location. The app can be used to book
appointments, but it can also help you find
an appointment for a dentist or other
medical professional based on availability
and location.
Idea: A tool for
helping people improve their sleep. The
startup provides a mattress with embedded
sensors that can track movement and sound,
letting users track data about their sleep.
A tool that
helps socially conscious people invest their
money in socially conscious companies.
A startup that’s
building a data analytics platform that can
help retailers determine the most profitable
locations to open new stores.
A healthcare
solution for the elderly in developing
countries.
A scheduling
tool for people with a full-time schedule
who are looking to find time to go to the
gym.
A real estate
agency software that helps agents close
deals.
A startup for
visually tracking cooking, with a chat tool
for a community of food lovers. The app aims
to help users cook more efficiently, with
features like measuring and recipe creation.
A startup in the
travel industry that offers a new way to
book hotels through a single app. The
company, which was founded in May, is now
live in over 40 cities and has over 4,000
hotel rooms booked.
A software
company that helps companies with their
legal process, from contract negotiation to
hiring a lawyer for their legal needs.
A company that
claims to have the world’s smallest solar
power system. It’s for homes, but can be
used anywhere.
If you own a
home in the US, you can log into an app and
see what the utilities are costing you in
real time. However, the founders say that
households throughout the world can benefit
from a similar application.
A startup that
connects consumers and brands to help them
buy products online. The founder is a former
Google engineer who was a co-founder of
Instacart, a grocery delivery service,
before launching this startup.
This company is
in beta with a proof-of-concept product they
built to make it easier for people to sign
up for a newsletter. The startup offers free
accounts, and then charges a small fee to
advertisers.
A platform that
turns any physical object into a digital
token, like a phone case or a piece of
clothing. The idea is that these tokens are
collectible, to help people get the most out
of their physical possessions.
A platform that
helps companies make more informed hiring
decisions by tracking candidates’ social
media activities.
A startup that
connects consumers, who want to buy organic
produce, with local farms.
A company
looking to help health clinics manage their
patient records online.
A startup that
wants to help you kickstart the work on your
next app or product. They’ll sell you the
software, hosting, and marketing for a set
price, and help you sell it to customers.
A startup called
“SendGrid for recruiters” that helps
recruiters send out personalized, relevant
e-mails to job seekers.
A digital
service that uses facial recognition to
verify whether a person is who they say they
are.
A platform that
lets you upload your own smart contracts
onto the Ethereum blockchain.
The startup is
developing a global network of “Barista of
the Future” in 20 countries where them will
be a barista in a coffee shop, and they earn
a living wage. The program is designed to
provide baristas with the skills they need
to run their own business, and to help them
start their own locations.
A company
developing a device that cuts the cord on
the ties that attach laptops to desks.
A startup for
monitoring and measuring the usage of
workplace facilities like gyms and bike
racks. The startup is based in the US, but
is looking to expand globally.
A Slack-like
tool for managing and collaborating on
projects.
A fake account
that updates you on trending topics and
stories that others are talking about, but
are too boring or too niche to actually care
about.
A platform that
helps parents manage their children’s
everything from school and extracurricular
activities to college visits and birthdays.
The founders say they’ve launched a beta
version of the platform that lets parents
order and schedule activities, and set rules
around cancelling and rescheduling. The
founders also have a personal story about
how their startup led them to discover their
company’s mission.
A graduate of Y
Combinator and Google Brain, a startup spun
out of Stanford’s machine learning lab that
wants to make machine learning accessible to
researchers by making it easy to train
models without having to write code.
A B2B startup
that helps doctors use AI to create
personalized medical records to help doctors
better diagnose their patients.
A startup that
uses AI to help retailers like Macy’s and
JCPenney, increase sales and save money by
collating consumer data and more effectively
targeting customers.
Feature-length
documentary about the Mumbai commuter train
system and the people who use it
To help people
build better resumes, the startup is
creating a new kind of resume that knows
what job it’s applying to, based on its
skillset, and tailors its content
accordingly.
A platform to
enable a “smart pool”. The startup is
building technology that allows for robotic
pool maintenance so pool owners don’t have
to spend hours performing maintenance tasks.
Helps
independent auto dealers find out what cars
to buy and set up payment plans for
customers.
A tool for
managing your portfolio of stocks, bonds and
other assets.
A payments
startup that helps merchants accept all
major credit cards by charging them the same
price. PayMill charges the merchant a flat
2.5% fee for every credit card transaction.
This year’s
judges were Jason Ho, Managing Director,
Bain Capital Ventures; Kristi Puller,
Founder, and CEO, Techstars; Bill Gaver,
General Partner, 500 Startups; and Sanjay
Dastoor, Founder, and CEO, InVenture
Partners.
A startup that
is building a platform to allow high school
students to build a career in technology.
A tool that
measures a company’s chances of going under
based on their current financial situation.
A digital ledger
for tracking the ownership of documents, so
that people can more easily prove their
ownership and avoid fraud.
A toolkit that
helps companies train their employees on how
to work together to become more productive.
The startup is
building a platform to facilitate the
creation of immersive media experiences. The
startup is building a VR/AR platform to
allow people to create experiences.
A startup that
automates the process of producing invoices
and tracking payments for small businesses,
including accounting.
A platform that
helps recruiters find and screen candidates
in cities around the world.
A platform that
helps small businesses easily manage all
their accounts, from accounting to taxes.
The company, which is bootstrapped, has been
in business for three years, and has a team
of eight in Bengaluru.
A media sharing
platform that helps people find and share
content in a wide variety of formats.
Enterprise
software that streamlines employee
onboarding and employee health care plans.
A SaaS product
for sales teams that helps them organize
their pipeline, track expenses and manage
call data.
A school with a
curriculum focused on the arts. The startup
aims to create a curriculum that will help
students learn “skills and techniques that
they can put to use in a diverse range of
fields”.
A consumer
analytics product that allows companies to
see real-time consumer data trends.
This startup is
building a machine learning tool to help
people create and distribute their own live
video streams, much like the aforementioned
idea. They’re also building a “discovery
pipeline” that lets users vote among the new
tools that emerge from voting.
This startup is
building an AI-powered email marketing
platform for managing email marketing
campaigns across all of an organization’s
email addresses.
A platform that
allows users to create and manage their own
“user experiences” on a number of websites.
People can make their own websites and
online content, and get paid to do so.
Building a
blockchain that uses smart contracts to
increase the accuracy of B2B transactions.
Businesses that
have a permanent physical presence in a city
can now use Google Maps to check the status
of their storefront — whether it’s open or
closed — and see when it will open.
A company that
allows businesses to create personalized
discount coupons that are good in stores
across the country.
App that builds
on the long-established tradition of the
“goodbye” note. The startup wants to help
you say goodbye to people over email or text
message with a personalized note.
This is a mobile
application that helps entrepreneurs find,
vet and manage teams. It was built by Y
Combinator’s own team and is a set of tools
that help founders navigate the startup
ecosystem.
A “global
prescription drug purchasing company”, with
offices in New York, LA, and London.
A Slack-like
messaging app that is designed to be
collaborative, not competitive. The app is
meant to be a collaborative workspace for
employees working on projects.
A startup that
helps the visually impaired use their phone
to read text. It’s a text-to-speech app that
uses synthetic speech and does not require a
camera.
The startup is
building a smart, AI-powered platform for
hiring, connecting talent to employers, and
helping talent find new opportunities.
A platform that
helps companies sift through tons of data
coming from various automation systems to
get to “actionable insights”.
This is a
“mobile-first” social media platform for
people who hate social media.
A tool for
doctors to make sure they’re not sending
patients to the wrong hospital.
A startup that
helps Chinese companies grow overseas by
leveraging the data on their Chinese
customers to target them in the US
A new company
that lets users make their own bitcoin by
mining it with their computer, which is then
split among users. The app was first
released in December 2017, and since then
has grown to over 500,000 users.
An HR platform
for employers to manage all of their
employee data, from payroll to benefits, and
employee data.
A subscription
platform for DIY projects, with a focus on
home improvement projects. The startup is
looking to help homeowners save money on
their home improvement projects by removing
the need for a contractor.
This startup is
building an AI-powered and
hyper-personalized digital assistant to help
consumers with their day-to-day tasks like
booking travel, flight status check, and
tracking packages.
A utility-scale
solar plant in the US that stores excess
power and sells it into the grid.
A SaaS platform
that takes the pain out of doing things like
setting up a blog, managing a mailing list,
and publishing content online.
A B2B software
company that works with companies to manage
their sizeable legacy software deployments
across large numbers of systems. The startup
wants to help companies take advantage of
open source and cloud infrastructure to
reduce costs and scale.
In addition to
the awards, IGNITE will also award $10,000
in equity to each winner to seed a new
startup.
A project
management platform that connects teams with
on-demand freelancers and contractors.
A web-based
accounting tool that helps businesses manage
and track their finances.
A tool that
allows employees to set up a flexible work
schedule. This is currently in an early
stage of development and has no immediate
plans for the growth of the business.
Personal
financial management system for businesses
that want to understand what their clients’
lives are like, and what products they’re
buying, and help them manage their money.
A startup
building a new way to manage email and
marketing efforts for companies. In May, the
company raised $7 million in seed funding
from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and
Y Combinator.
A company
focused on helping companies find and
recruit people who create content like
blogs, podcasts, or YouTube channels.
Content creators have to manually fill out
applications and get approval from the
startup to be on their platform. The startup
has already raised $100,000 and is looking
for more investment.
A tool for
connecting consumers with sales
opportunities. It’s currently in beta.
A startup that
provides a service where you can order a box
of products for a specific time period, for
example, I want to try to eat healthy for
the next month, so I
A company making
a smart lens that takes photos using the
phone’s camera and then automatically
identifies people, objects and background
information in the photo. The startup is now
shipping the lens as a standalone product.
A web and mobile
app that helps small businesses manage their
entire back end, including accounting,
payroll, and e-commerce. It’s backed by a
bunch of VCs, including Andreessen Horowitz,
and has raised $10 million in funding.
A platform that
lets you book live or video webinars with
experts
A mobile
payments startup, focused on helping the
unbanked in India, that’s created by a team
of MIT grads that previously worked at a
mobile payments company.
A tool for
booking rooms, like Airbnb but for short
stay hotels.
SaaS shopping
cart software for online retailers with a
focus on the UK.
A group of
entrepreneurs starting a new software
company.
A company that
lets people set aside money for their
child's college education by investing in a
prepaid tuition plan.
A new way to get
paid for writing things, especially for
writers who don’t want to write things for
pay.
A company that
wants to help companies find employees in an
increasingly challenging job market.
The startup is
building a way for consumers to check their
credit scores on their phones, so they can
see what if they were to refinance a
mortgage, apply for a credit card, or shop
for a new loan.
A startup that
wants to create a platform for people to
make money using their skills and talent,
with the goal of creating a sustainable path
for the next generation of entrepreneurs in
the US.
A tool that
helps workers estimate the time it will take
them to complete a task.
A startup that
connects home owners with homeowners
insurance. The startup has raised $3 million
to expand its product to 43 states.
A B2B platform
for local businesses that helps them find
and choose the right contractors for the
job.
A startup that
makes a medical device for monitoring vital
signs and connecting to an app. The startup
aims to save lives by simplifying and
automating the processes that are often done
by nurses.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to sell items
online. The startup has already done a pilot
with local stores in Hong Kong and
Singapore.
A program that
helps veterans and others with PTSD to
access their medical records without leaving
the comfort of home. The startup is
providing a web-based platform to access
electronic health records in a manner that
is secure and private.
A startup that
provides a service for people who are
traveling abroad to have someone mail them
necessities
A platform that
lets businesses sell directly to their
customers – similar to services like Shopify
or Stripe.
A startup that
wants to make fitness apps as accessible as
possible. It’s developing a service that can
do things like send texts to your phone with
workout time reminders and sets reminders on
your phone for you to work out.
A system that
makes it easy for brands to extend their
online presence to mobile, built on the
company’s own platform.
A crowdfunding
platform that specializes in helping
startups and small businesses get off the
ground by lending them money and by
providing them with a platform to raise
money.
Social media for
the affluent, for people who want to spend
more on their social media habits and keep
tabs on their friends’ lives.
A startup that
connects business owners with moms who want
to use their space for parties. The startup,
which launched in June, is working with over
20 local businesses to help owners find moms
to host dinner, bake sales, lunch meetings,
and much more.
A tool for
retailers to boost the productivity of their
store staff by simplifying manual data entry
tasks that could be done automatically.
A software tool
that lets users create custom reports for
their businesses.
Another startup
that wants to simplify life for the average
Indian.
A startup that’s
building a tool for measuring the
effectiveness of marketing campaigns. It
will allow marketers to track their
performance and measure impact.
A web app that
helps people find joy in the everyday.
You’ll be able to build a home page or blog,
then use it to share content with friends,
or invite others to join in.
A platform that
helps you manage your expenses, helps you
keep track of your spending and helps you
save money.
Idea: This is a
startup that makes a “smart” doorbell. It
has a camera, a microphone, and a speaker.
Users can talk to delivery and service
providers through the doorbell, and the
device can be used to monitor and intervene
in domestic abuse cases.
A company that
makes it easy for companies to build better
software by helping them test their apps and
websites. They’re big on software testing,
and also offer a test platform ecosystem.
Helping U.S.
companies manage their risk, similar to how
Schwab fills this role for traditional
financial services firms.
A company that
wants to be the fabric store for the home,
allowing consumers to order custom-fitted
clothing.
A startup that’s
looking to build a platform that helps
parents find the best activities for their
kids, and pay them fairly.
A
business-to-business (B2B) sales tool that
helps firms manage their advertising
campaigns.
An AI-powered
messaging-based dating app that brings a
human element back to online dating.
A startup that
is building a platform to help companies
manage data in various systems, including
CRM and ERP.
A team that uses
the power of the blockchain to build tools
to help people build protocols for their
marketplaces or sites.
A company that
lets people stream movies from their
smartphones using the company’s app.
A full-stack app
development company that focuses on building
apps for mobile, desktop, and web.
A company that’s
building a new way to implement the
technology from the behind-the-scenes work
of a video game.
A software
platform that helps coaches get more out of
their clients, using coaching as a tool for
growth and personal development.
A platform that
helps people with no credit understand how
credit works.
A system that
helps companies have conversations with
customers via automated SMS messaging.
A software &
hardware startup that makes a $100 credit
card with a built-in fingerprint scanner
A startup that
works with the insurance industry to help
streamline claims procedures, saving
companies from having to send thousands of
paper denial letters every year.
A startup that
provides a way to learn German online. It’s
a separate app users can download if they’d
like to focus on learning the language.
The startup is
building a new kind of mobile payments
platform that aims to be the “Google of
payments”. The company says they have more
than 150,000 merchants on the platform.
A tool for web
developers to get an in-depth understanding
of how readers are viewing their websites,
and how to improve them.
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A mobile
platform that connects customers with local
businesses via SMS, via text message. The
texting platform is free for customers, and
businesses pay a monthly fee ($6.95/month)
to use the service.
Host a movie
night for up to 20 friends and family
members with a home theater system.
This is a
company that is trying to bring back the
concept of the “sales engineer” into
startups.
A new way to
make small investments in companies via a
traditional stock exchange, where a fund
manager buys shares in a private company and
sells them to public investors. A good
example of a startup that is trying to bring
the benefits of high-frequency trading to a
more traditional model.
A startup that
uses machine learning to help businesses
automate the process of recruiting, testing,
and tracking candidates.
A startup for
third-party data and insights for
publishers, which provides data on things
like which news publishers have the most
pageviews, most shares, etc.
THISWEEK.io is a
news magazine that tells you what’s
happening this week in your city.
A platform that
helps music artists with marketing,
merchandising, and tour management. They
have also launched a new app, PressPlay,
that’s a digital music locker.
A company that
helps small businesses save more of their
revenue by selling services like insurance,
maintenance, and customer support through a
white label platform.
A peer-to-peer
insurance startup that wants to help people
get out of debt.
A B2B mobile app
for branded influencers with the ability to
create and manage campaigns, with a focus on
social media management.
Idea: A startup
that’s building a portfolio management
platform for cryptocurrency. It allows
people to track their crypto investments on
a single dashboard.
A tool for
ordering food from home, selling it to
neighbors, and then delivering it.
An online
clothing retailer that’s already built an
online store for its own clothing line.
They’re looking to expand their product line
with new designers and consumers, who can
find their products in the app.
A software
company that makes it easier for
crowdfunding campaigns to get verified by
the SEC.
A maker of
solar-powered vehicles
SaaS for
companies that internationalize their
websites. It helps companies with everything
from translation to the process of
internationalizing their websites to the
legal and regulatory implications of
internationalizing their websites.
This startup is
working on a solution to help local
governments keep track of trash and
recycling in their districts.
A platform for
software developers to be able to build and
test mobile apps and websites with ease. In
a press release, the company said that its
technology was “designed to reduce the time
and cost of development for mobile
applications.”
A maker of
solar-powered vehicles
Built a mobile
app that allows people in India to send
money to family across state lines.
A tool that
allows users to sell their data and use the
proceeds to buy other apps or things. The
startup is trying to be the Facebook of
apps.
A startup for
the sale of used and new cars.
A startup that’s
building a network of shared work spaces
throughout the country.
A platform that
helps companies grow their salesforce.
Founded in September 2017, in the first week
it managed to close over $1.7 million in
deals.
A platform for
remote workers where they can share their
workspace, access to tools and other
resources, and can build the work
environment they need. The company recently
received $1.75 million in seed funding.
This company
aims to create an ecosystem that enables
people to earn money by connecting their
social networks to their bank accounts.
A company that
is building an HR platform that connects
employers and workers to make the hiring and
onboarding process smoother and less
error-prone.
A company that
helps people in the UK save money on their
mobile phone bill. The startup says it saves
up to 70% on mobile bills by switching
customers to the best plan for their usage.
A digital wallet
for more than 200 countries, looking to
integrate digital payments into businesses
that don’t yet have them.
A startup to
help travellers navigate the security lines
at airports and customs in any country.
A mobile-first
platform for small and medium businesses to
connect with local and global marketing. The
platform is the brainchild of veterans of
the mobile payments industry.
A platform that
helps the elderly maintain independence and
control over their finances. The company
wants to provide financial tools to help the
elderly maintain independence and control
over their finances.
A startup aiming
to make it easier for people to do business
internationally
A startup that
is building an augmented reality platform to
allow people to place virtual objects on top
of real-world objects.
This startup
wants to improve the process of buying and
selling homes by using algorithms, AI, and
machine learning to make the process faster
and more transparent.
The company is
building an AI-powered platform that uses
machine learning and natural language
processing to automatically identify and
recommend products to customers.
A team of former
HubSpot and Google employees have created a
new startup called Binder that makes it easy
for sales and marketing teams to collaborate
with one another.
A startup
building a way to help employees take a
break during the workday, so they can get a
healthy lunch and get some fresh air, and
still keep their work tasks moving forward.
A company that’s
making online payments and invoicing
seamless for businesses.
This is
streamlining the process of managing
employees in-person and remotely by making
it much easier to communicate with
employees, set up meetings, and review
schedules. The company is currently piloting
with large retailers, and plans to expand to
other verticals in the future.
A tool for
helping entrepreneurs find funding for their
businesses, based out of the Silicon Valley
area.
A startup that
allows you to create a “move” between
friends, effectively turning a video call
into a video-text-chat.
It’s a platform
for developing personal finance apps that
lets users build budgets, track spending,
and automate tasks.
A documentary
filmmaker who wants to sell his films to
international markets.
A startup that
matches people for daycare and nanny work.
This is a
marketplace for buyers and sellers of
vintage clothing, with the goal of helping
both sides find more efficient ways to do
business. The startup is working with a
brick and mortar store in Amsterdam.
A startup that
helps companies use AI to find new customers
through social media. The startup uses
Facebook and Twitter to see what people
want, then finds companies that fit that
profile.
A bot that can
automatically find lost items and return
them to their owner.
The startup will
use its software to help companies track
their employees’ time. It provides a
real-time map of what everyone is doing,
like seeing which employee is in a meeting
with a client, which employee is checking in
with a new client, and how much time they
spent on each task.
A company that
makes a product called “Flex”, a flexible
structural material that can be used to
build buildings instead of using steel
beams.
A platform that
allows designers to sell their work without
having to learn code
A startup that’s
building a robotic vacuum cleaner for indoor
use; it’s first product is a $10 model
that’s meant to work in high-traffic areas
like bedrooms.
A simple tool
for managing your online reputation.
A startup that
wants to create a “Global Economic Graph”
with a database that will track
international trade.
A tool for
determining whether a person is a good fit
for an internship or a job. The startup has
had over 100 job profiles posted, with over
500 people applying.
A startup that
allows the programmers of a community to
build a better, faster and more stable
website for their online community. The
company is developing an API for community
sites to integrate into their own.
an app that
helps people connect with the people who
sign their social media posts with the
hashtag “#BOOM.” It’s for people who want to
bring attention to the topics they care
about and make a name for themselves in the
process.
The company
wants to help companies manage their travel
logistics for conferences, including hotel
rooms, transportation, and food.
A startup that
goes after the 5 million small businesses
that have yet to accept payments online.
Their vision is to be able to “complete,
manage, and reimburse small business
invoices”.
A company that
helps companies buy insurance ahead of a
disaster by getting quotes from multiple
providers.
A company that
makes dog toys through 3D printing.
A French startup
that makes it easier for people to get their
hands on medical marijuana. The startup
wants to make it easier for people to get
quality medical marijuana, even if they
don’t live in a state where it’s legal.
The bizbuzz app
is an app that allows users to quickly
connect with potential clients. The app is
free to download on iOS and Android.
A startup that
works with real estate agents to help them
become property managers. The company is
growing quickly in the US, and aims to do
the same in India.
A platform for
connecting people looking to hire
consultants with those who have specific
skills to help clients.
Idea: A startup
that helps retail businesses create
personalized images and videos for their
products. The company’s CEO says that the
startup’s technology has already been used
to create over 3,000 videos, and the startup
has generated $50,000 in revenue so far.
A software
platform for remote companies to manage
their recruiting processes and gain a more
effective applicant tracking.
A startup that
uses artificial intelligence to automate the
process of generating a complete financial
proposal for a business.
A platform for
people to learn their own personal finance.
The startup uses gamification to teach users
about their finances and to promote
financial literacy.
A way for
advertisers to measure the success of their
ads, and for consumers to see which products
get the highest engagement.
This startup
wants to reduce the vacuum of small-time
investors. It wants to help small-time
investors to make money by helping them
invest in the startups that are providing
them with the best return on investment.
A startup that
sells phone cases where the back of the case
can be customized to show a picture of your
child
The startup is
building a Wi-Fi device with a built-in
battery for charging your phone in the
middle of nowhere, allowing for more travel
freedom.
A startup that
makes a camera that works in underwater
settings and can take 1080p video
underwater. The startup has launched a
$50,000 Kickstarter campaign for a “Nemo”
camera.
A platform where
people can borrow a car for a day or a week
This startup is
building a device to help hard of hearing
people navigate public spaces.
A way to help
emergency services manage their fleets of
ambulances, fire trucks and police cars.
In an effort to
bring a local currency to impoverished areas
of the Middle East, the startup is building
a mobile app that allows users to earn money
by paying their bills and buying mobile
phone top-up credits on the go.
A tool for HR to
help employees onboard in the US military
and veterans.
A traditional
pharmacy and health clinic that sells
prescriptions and medical services online,
but also provides telemedicine services.
It’s aimed at people who want to shop and
get care at the same place.
A network for
mobile phone users that connects them to
legal services and legal professionals. The
startup was founded in 2015 and is based in
the UK.
A “Facebook for
your finances”, enabling people to see where
their money is going and how it’s being
spent.
Building a
system for insuring personal property.
A company that
helps you track down your lost luggage and
helps you make sure it’s not been stolen.
A machine
learning platform to predict which cases in
the hospital will likely succeed and which
ones will likely fail. The startup says they
can reduce the average cost of a surgical
procedure by a third with this system.
A credit scoring
startup that uses data from credit card and
bank purchases to provide a customer’s
credit score.
A platform for
independent artists to market, sell, and
discover art. Creative Market has over 2
million users, so they want to help new
artists set up their own store to sell their
work.
A “freemium”
site for sending money to friends and family
Teamwork makes
the corporate office a coworking space,
allowing employees to work together from
home.
A mobile
payments app for hospitals and long-term
care facilities.
A company that
helps geospatial companies like Uber and
Lyft better understand the best routes and
pricing to reach customers by using data
from their phone to track their location.
A startup that
connects farmers with buyers. The startup
helps farmers find buyers with the goal of
making agriculture more profitable and
sustainable.
The startup is
creating a simple way for people to grow
their own food in urban areas
A platform that
helps lower the barrier for students and
schools to create and share their own
content.
Created to
“solve” the problem of the $1,000 fees that
banks charge to cash checks. The company
says it’s saving its users $1,000/month by
providing them with real-time access to
their funds — and saving them the hassle of
having to visit a bank branch.
An Amazon for
online stock photos, offering deep product
analysis, search, and AI-assisted photo
tagging.
A startup that
builds a software platform for making
financial decisions for seniors. It allows
seniors to make financial decisions through
a mobile app, and is currently working with
two dozen Medicare beneficiaries.
A startup that
offers a tool for store owners to visualize
their inventory on a single platform.
A startup that
wants to help farmers in the developing
world sell their produce, and thus increase
their income.
This is a new
kind of tool that lets people create and
edit videos together, and helps them
collaborate on what they’re doing.
A startup that
helps convert documents into video so they
can be more easily used by the visually
impaired.
This startup is
building a new kind of network for startups,
one that allows them to share their
financial data, such as their expenses, with
other investors. In the past six months, the
startup has raised $3 million from
investors.
A startup that
provides tools for developers to build apps
for the iPhone. It’s a business that lots of
other companies in the space have tried to
do.
A startup
focused on building an automated system for
Algorithmic Portfolio Trading
A personal
assistant that supports you through the
purchase process.
A platform that
helps you create a “personal podcast” in
which you interview a stranger about their
life.
The company
wants to create a new way for people to book
travel, with the startup considering various
uses for the tool. However, the company is
not looking to develop a competing product
to travel site Expedia.
A startup that
pairs job seekers with employers and
arranges interviews, enabling the hiring
process to happen without the hassle of
having to deal with recruiters.
A social network
for Latinx entrepreneurs and women with
entrepreneur friends.
A startup that
helps banks and other lenders get people to
save more money by helping them make small
deposits on a monthly basis.
A startup that
wants to build a system that uses machine
learning to help businesses with
advertising.
This company is
building a tool that allows you to monitor
your energy usage online.
The company is
building a platform so that retailers can
create personalized in-store experiences
based on what people are buying online.
This startup is
building a platform for organizations to
manage and streamline their workflows,
building a “digital hub” for teams.
A startup that
aims to give sellers the ability to sell
their projects on their own terms, without
having to go through a large reseller in the
middle.
A software
platform that allows companies to manage
their energy consumption and reduce energy
bills. The company says it has $5.5M in seed
funding, with a $1M Series A round in the
works.
A startup that
connects people who want to host an event
with people who want to host an event. The
startup has a staff of 20 and is based in
San Francisco.
A visual search
engine for photos. The startup is trying to
build a search engine that boils down huge
amounts of data into a vector-based
visualization that can be manipulated with a
computer.
This company is
building an artificial intelligence engine
that can build 3D models of anything in real
time.
A startup for
the homeless, letting them order food via
text message and pick it up at a central
hub.
Building an
ecosystem of companies that help people make
money on their unused belongings.
A startup that
sells Android phones in bulk to the
developing world
A startup that
allows developers to easily develop apps for
blockchain technologies and ICOs.
A new way to pay
for quarterly web hosting.
A “pay as you
go” media model, allowing content creators
to provide a service they provide a portion
of the revenue from, allowing them to build
a sustainable business
A tool to help
nonprofits create their own call-to-action
campaigns, by turning their event pages into
a call-to-action page.
A startup that
aims to be the Uber of online tutoring and
tests. It’s a relatively new startup,
founded in April.
A digital
banking platform for Puerto Rico, bringing a
mobile-first approach to the island.
A tool that lets
you send money to friends, family and
businesses.
The company says
it will be the first to offer a business
development platform with the ability to
serve the two different markets in India,
B2B and B2C.
A startup to
find and buy used furniture, which makes the
process easier for both buyers and sellers.
The company is currently in beta, with the
site having been live on a small scale for
just over a year.
An e-commerce
platform that features custom-built
construction hardware stores, and an iOS app
to help contractors and designers manage
their projects.
A startup that
is building an AI assistant for home
assistants, helping them take care of daily
tasks for their users. The startup was
founded in May and is looking to raise $1MM.
A company that
helps companies enable “pay it forward” and
other charitable and social giving programs
and enable them to get tax benefits for
donations.
A dead simple,
easy to use app that lets users track and
manage their expenses. It helps users keep
track of spending and stay within their
allowances.
A startup that
catches errors in production and cuts them
out before you deliver the finished product.
A
building-materials startup that delivers
everything you need to build a house
A startup for
watching sports and other live events, with
a focus on baseball. For example, MLB.TV
provides you with access to the home team's
uniform and logo, game schedules, and game
stats.
This startup is
building a real-time travel app that uses
the GPS on your phone to help you navigate
to your next destination.
A company that
wants to build a platform that allows users
to run their own autonomous transportation
service. The startup has raised $2 million
in seed funding. Their first product is the
Dragon Ride, a micro electric vehicle that
can carry up to 40 pounds of cargo.
A platform that
allows companies to offer employees flexible
work arrangements as part of their benefits
package. It’s basically a HR tool for
companies to manage their workplace.
A solar-powered
$15,000 jacket that generates energy from
the sun and has a built-in battery to charge
itself.
This business
helps manage employee schedules, and allows
companies to communicate with employees by
voice or text message.
A “digital
hospital” focused on improving patient
interactions in their healthcare
A group of
photographers who create a “worldwide
portfolio of travel images”, focusing on
“underrepresented cultures”.
A smart device
that can monitor sleep cycles and ease the
process of getting a better night's sleep.
The startup is building out a smart device
to help people sleep better.
A company that
allows people to find and rent out their
unused furniture and appliances. The startup
wants to upend the industry by offering a
way to sell the stuff you own while making
money on the stuff you don't.
A platform that
provides the tools for digital marketing
agencies to do work for themselves. The
startup has built a suite of tools to make
it easy for digital agencies to create and
manage digital campaigns for clients.
A startup that
lists jobs for students interested in jobs
during the summer
This is a
startup that sells the parts needed to build
a 3D printer.
A platform for
launching new companies, and for helping
investors find the right fund to back.
An AI-powered
chatbot that can help companies and
employees schedule meetings, handle travel
coordination, book rooms and even help with
pre-determined tasks in the office.
A startup that
is working to create a cryptocurrency that
helps people stay organized by helping them
store and share their photos.
This is a
service for parents to track the sleep and
activity of their children, so they can see
how their child’s habits are affecting their
health.
A fashion tech
startup that connects fashion designers with
brands looking to work with them.
A “social beauty
community” platform.
A more personal
way to pay back student loans. The startup
helps students manage their debt by putting
on an income-based repayment plan. It’s a
platform for students to create a customized
plan and manage their debt.
A company that
takes photos of everything, then turns them
into a library of product imagery that can
be used to sell products online.
A tool for both
people who want to learn how to code and for
people who want to teach others. The idea is
to use a “coding curriculum” to teach both a
beginner and a more advanced user how to
code in areas like WordPress.
A system for
schools and educational institutions to host
online courses and one-on-one tutoring.
A platform for
managing people in the tech industry,
including finding jobs and getting paid well
for them.
A company that
will help investors in the UK to buy
property via an online marketplace.
A software
company that is looking to build out a data
management platform for hospitals and other
healthcare institutions, offering a
full-stack solution that helps hospitals
gain a better understanding of their data.
A startup that
helps people save money by helping them live
in the moment and stop obsessing about
money.
A tool that
helps people find freelance work by sourcing
it through a network of people who have the
skills they need.
A startup that
wants to help companies get a head start on
building a social media presence before they
launch.
This startup is
building a platform for teachers to build
their own learning resources and organize
them on their own. The startup wants to
build a set of tools for teachers that make
it easy to build, publish and share their
own learning materials.
A software
platform for the digital health and wellness
market. The startup is focused on helping
people manage their health and wellness
through a mobile app and an accompanying
digital dashboard.
A tool with a
simple design that helps organizations and
software developers build and manage their
websites. It’s focused on small-to-medium
businesses.
An AI-based
system that helps companies better
understand new hires by collecting data on
their personality traits.
A company that
documents and shares the most popular
requests for charity and non-profit
organizations with the goal of
“democratizing” the process for donors.
Shopping cart
software designed for retailers who don’t
have a large inventory. It’s targeted at
mom-and-pop shops. The startup is in the
early stages of building out its business.
A startup for
people to connect for shared interests.
People can suggest what movies and music are
being talked about and vote on a list of
suggestions.
Helping online
retailers and brands sell “non-perishable
products”.
A realtime
database that crunches social media and
digital marketing analytics from realtime
sources. The startup is focusing on the UK
market.
The startup aims
to help brokers and sellers of used vehicles
and vehicles for sale deal directly with
each other.
A startup that
offers an online platform for medical
billers to more easily collect payments from
patients.
A startup that’s
building a solution for managing the
millions of cars across the US. They’re
working with Tesla and BMW.
A company that
helps companies make sense of data generated
by their sales leads, stock trades, and
invoices.
Real estate
startup that wants to help landlords build
out their properties
A startup that
helps companies and students organize their
schoolwork, store it, and share it
A startup where
users can create and sell customizable AR
apps. The startup is currently working with
partners in the Middle East to help them get
started.
A system that
can monitor and optimize the effectiveness
of marketing campaigns.
A company that
aims to help companies determine which
labor-saving devices are actually more
efficient and cost-effective for their
operations.
A platform for
people to find, book, and manage their
personal trainers. The startup wants to be a
way for people to manage their fitness and
health to better their lives.
A payments
company that allows you to take payments for
your health and insurance over the phone,
rather than on your phone or website.
A 10-person
startup that wants to make it easier for
people to donate their blood. It’s a startup
that has one person working in it full-time
and another holding down a full-time job
elsewhere.
A startup based
in Shenzhen, China, that’s building a
software tool for small businesses that
helps with accounting, tax preparation, and
payment processing
A multi-platform
tool that makes it easy to create a website
and get it live on the web. The startup has
raised $3.5M to date.
A video
analytics startup that tracks and analyzes
video content in real time. The startup lets
brands create ads based on time and content
of video.
A telemedicine
platform for the elderly that allows them to
get healthcare advice from doctors in their
community.
A startup using
algorithms to recommend movies based on your
taste.
An email
marketing platform that automatically
creates HTML-based landing pages for each
email campaign.
A product that
makes it easier to manage and understand
your credit.
A software
company that helps companies create a
single, mobile-friendly app that allows
workers to access spreadsheets and documents
from any device.
Wrapping up our
list of the best startups in Y Combinator’s
class of 2020, we've selected 5 startups
from the batch that had the best business
ideas and the best execution. (If you're
curious, we'd recommend checking out the
list of the top Y Combinator startups of
2019 here .)
A lightweight,
secure, and encrypted VPN that works over
cellular data and Wi-Fi.
A company that
helps companies build a global presence for
their products without having to hire
overseas workers
A startup aiming
to create an insurance program that helps
small businesses with insurance costs. The
startup currently has a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
A company that
helps make the hiring process easy by
identifying which candidates are the best
fit for a job.
A platform for
landlords to manage their properties. It
helps landlords organize their properties
and take care of tenants.
A company that
provides a service for businesses to be able
to book private gigs with musicians,
comedians, and artists.
A startup that
works with farmers to easily track weather
data and adjust their crops.
idea: A retail
platform that helps brands and small
retailers manage inventory and product pages
across multiple sites. The startup helps
brands manage product listings and marketing
on a single user interface by combining
real-time analytics and inventory
management.
A thermometer
that tells when your house is too cold or
too hot.
A toolkit for
software developers to build cloud-based
websites or apps for their employees.
A platform that
enables users to buy and sell tickets for
events. The startup wants to make it easy to
sell tickets for acts like musicians, DJs,
comedians, etc.
This is a
company that makes solar powered bike lights
for cyclists to use on dark streets and
trails.
A tool for
employees to give feedback on their managers
in real-time. The B2B business is meant to
help companies recruit and train their
employees better.
A startup for
on-demand, personalized, restaurant
recommendations. The startup plans to launch
in the fall of 2019.
A startup that
helps access control systems integrate with
your smartphone. The startup, which was
founded in June, is based in the DC area,
and has already built a marketplace for
hardware, and is working on an API to
integrate the system into your phone.
A place for
people of all faiths to come together and
discuss religion, faith, and spirituality,
without the judgment and stigma of the
public sphere.
The platform is
building a toolkit for designers to build
custom user interfaces for their mobile
apps.
A B2B startup
that aims to provide a B2B version of Slack,
which would allow companies to create
channels for everything from HR to
marketing. The startup is currently only in
the pilot stage.
A food delivery
service that uses a network of personal
chefs to create a personalized meal based on
the order. The startup has also launched a
restaurant-delivery service that provides
delivery 24/7.
A chatbot-based
shopping assistant that helps people choose
products based on their needs and wants.
A monthly
subscription service for home laundry
detergent that offers recommendations for
how much to buy, when and how to use it. The
startup has already sold more than $2
million in the past year from its first
customers–with over 25,000 subscriptions.
The startup is
working to connect people with mental health
professionals through a mobile app.
A startup that
makes deliveries like Amazon that come to
your door via a private fleet of cars. GetGo
is currently in San Francisco.
Helping small
businesses create community-based,
crowdsourced events that benefit all the
attendees.
A startup that
wants to make the process of bringing a new
child into the world as seamless as
possible.
A company that
provides indoor voice commands for Amazon
Echo or Echo Dot in the home, including
turning on and off lights, opening doors,
and playing music.
A platform for
college financial aid, helping families
track their student’s progress and figure
out their eligibility.
A platform that
helps connect investors with projects they
can invest in.
A worker-owned
cooperative based in DC that provides
resources to low-income residents of DC,
including health care and job training.
A social network
for employees to connect with their
company's customers through the company's
own website.
A B2B software
company that works with companies to manage
their sizeable legacy software deployments
across large numbers of systems. The startup
wants to help companies take advantage of
open source and cloud infrastructure to
reduce costs and scale.
A startup for
the intellectual property management
industry.
A tool for
understanding the human impact of a new
product
A B2B company
that aims to “democratize” the way companies
get paid. The company wants to make
accepting payments easier for small
businesses and companies with irregular cash
flows.
A platform for
physical activities
This startup
aims to “make data science a core competency
for all public and private enterprises”,
offering software and infrastructure.
A startup that
provides an online marketplace for services
that help to find apartments for people who
would otherwise be homeless
A company that
helps companies keep track of their
employees’ performance and how it compares
to the company’s goals.
A digital
loyalty program for big-box retailers. The
startup is building a rewards program for
floor-based retailers like BestBuy.
A startup that
helps streamline the process of finding
people to hire for customer service, sales,
and other roles at a startup.
The startup is
creating “a new kind of content-sharing
platform” in which users can “play with the
latest games, movies, and TV shows”
A startup that
helps you better manage your relationships
on social networks.
A startup that
makes it easy to follow the progress of
people on your contact list.
A tool for sales
reps that can push and apply discounts to
customers even if they don’t have a card.
The startup is partnered with Macy’s and
Sephora.
A place for
writers to connect and share their work with
one another.
A startup that
aims to give businesses a tool that allows
them to turn their smartphones into an
in-store point of sale
A mobile
application that allows the user to create
and share movement plans and trainings. The
startup wants to help people share their
workout plans with their friends, allowing
them to track progress.
A financial
services startup that helps companies and
employees track their cash flow and
financial status. The company is building a
software platform that says can help
companies manage their funds, from paying
employees and issuing paychecks to buying
inventory.
A team of Ph.D.s
and VCs is building a new language for smart
contracts, making it easier to write and
read smart contracts that run on the
Ethereum blockchain.
A niche mobile
payment system for small businesses.
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founders of two startups from opposite sides
A social network
for women looking to connect with other
women to chat, find jobs, and plan events.
A digital
assistant for scheduling and delegating
tasks to employees.
Helps
restaurants automate ordering and delivery
of food through a mobile app.
A startup that
wants to use the power of the internet to
sell and distribute books across the world.
This startup
wants to help professionals manage their
workload and collaborate with colleagues.
It’s a tool that helps you set your
priorities, and helps you delegate tasks.
This startup is
trying to make it easier for small
businesses to access capital. The company is
building a marketplace where borrowers can
connect with investors who are willing to
invest small amounts of money in exchange
for a higher return.
A platform that
helps restaurant operators build and manage
loyalty programs. The startup has already
built out a marketplace to help restaurants
sell gift cards and loyalty cards directly
to consumers.
A platform that
helps students find jobs, with a focus on
students in the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics fields and
veterans.
A platform that
uses machine learning to automate the
process of setting up and managing virtual
desktops. The startup is currently in
private beta, and the founders hope to soon
release an open source product.
A startup that
allows photographers to share their work
easily and collaborate, with a focus on the
travel photography world.
A platform that
integrates with existing systems to give
users a view into the costs of running their
business.
A startup that
builds “automated 360 degree feedback”,
which is an online platform that collects
and aggregates employee feedback, allowing
companies to get a more accurate idea of
what they’re doing right and what they need
to improve.
Cloud-based
software for hiring, training, and managing
employees
This startup is
building an automated sales tool that helps
you find your most profitable deals, track
their progress and communicate with vendors.
The startup has two customers so far, but
plans to launch in the San Francisco Bay
Area in Q3.
A platform for
recruiting drivers. The startup claims to
have reduced turnover and increased
productivity by 30 percent.
A software
company that makes it easier for companies
to automate their database management and
scaling across multiple databases.
A company that
sells low cost digital cameras to students,
aiming to help them improve their
photography.
A software
startup that is building a platform for
education to improve the quality of schools
and the educational experience for students.
A startup that
wants to help companies track new hires in
order to make sure they’re doing what
they’re supposed to be doing.
A web-based
platform for high school students to manage
their academic progress and grades.
A platform that
helps people get a computer for under $200.
The startup has developed a tool that allows
people to ask a computer what its components
are, and then use its own parts database to
compare prices at various online retailers.
A startup that
provides tutoring for people who are looking
to learn how to code who are looking to
learn how to code
Software that
can be used to make the most of data from
your business intelligence software.
Idea: A B2B
company that provides software to help
freelancers and contractors in the US
legally collect funds from employers.
A financial
services company that provides loan payments
and collection services. The startup is now
profitable and has a $4.5 million valuation.
A Facebook app
that compiles all your Facebook activity
into one place.
A startup for
people who want to donate their old home
appliances, furniture, and other items for
reuse. The startup says that in the US
alone, more than 10 million items go unused
in storage every year.
The startup is
building a software suite to create and
manage “interactive user interfaces”.
An online
book-buying service that manages to sell
books at a 25% discount, then refunds money
to customers if the book doesn’t arrive on
time.
A company that
says it’s helping people get paid faster by
taking on the “pain points” of legacy
payment methods and automating them. The
startup is building a payment platform that
connects to any existing bank account and
can be integrated with existing systems.
A company that
provides data to help businesses make
decisions. They’re particularly interested
in the insurance sector, and are targeting
“insurance executives who are looking to
make data-based decisions in a
cost-effective way”.
A $1 million
prize for startups creating tools for early
stage companies to manage their growth
A company that
provides a remote team management service,
helping companies manage their teams from
anywhere, at any time.
A payments
company that lets users of services like
Stripe and PayPal process recurring payments
like car insurance or mortgage payments in a
few clicks. It has raised $2.9 million from
investors including Y Combinator and is
currently in private beta.
A company
focused on corporate software for the
cannabis industry. The founders say they’ve
already secured $2m in funding.
A “hustle” for
artists to get their work seen on platforms
like Instagram.
A tool for
businesses to manage their group fitness
memberships, allowing businesses to offer
group plans in a much more flexible way than
the big vendors.
This startup is
using blockchain to create a system for
recording, managing and tracking all kinds
of real-time data.
A health care
company that makes it easier for patients to
manage their health options. The startup has
worked with large insurance companies and
hospitals to build the platform.
A startup that
will come to your home with a drone and take
pictures of your house
A company that
helps organizations comply with the European
Union’s General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR).
A software
company that helps companies better
understand their customer data and make
customer service more effective by starting
with their customer journey.
A platform that
offers users a “single source of truth” for
their local market, helping them to build
their own communities and find local
products and services.
A patent-pending
system that aims to give global companies
access to the data of consumers who live in
other countries.
Smartphone
accessory that lets you put on another
phone’s screen to give it the appearance of
a bigger one.
An AI powered
call center that promises to help businesses
tackle customer service issues more
effectively. The startup calls itself “the
first AI-powered call center” and claims to
be able to solve customer service issues
more efficiently than humans. The startup is
currently in closed beta in the US.
A tool for the
legal cannabis industry to help dispensaries
track and manage their inventory. The
startup is also developing a web application
for dispensaries to manage patient data.
A mobile app
that lets you search for local entrepreneurs
in your city to connect with and request
help.
A startup that
is helping banks build digital banking
services for non-English speaking customers.
A pitch for a
health insurance platform that enables users
to use a smartphone to view their health
data, make payments, and receive regular
communications from a doctor.
A technology
that helps people in the developing world
make full-time travel arrangements for
work-related trips.
A mini-storage
startup that rents out small lockers,
intended to be a more affordable alternative
to larger storage units.
A way to
securely send data from iOS devices to the
cloud. The startup claims to be the only
secure messaging service that can do this.
A tool for
sharing and tracking your workouts
The online
platform for signing up for U.S. green
cards.
This is a
startup that wants to help companies capture
and make money from the data generated on
their websites. It’s a software that helps
companies gather data about their customers
and then deploy a service to make money from
that information.
The startup aims
to help companies boost their sales through
email marketing.
We want to let
people organize their photos and videos as
easily as they organize their text messages.
We’re building a photo management app that’s
simple and easy to use, and we’ll be selling
our own photo storage product through the
app.
A startup that
wants to help HR executives and their teams
manage and track all expenses for their
company.
A personal
finance and credit management platform
A platform that
facilitates local sales of used clothing. It
allows users to post their items, and then
lets a user who is looking to purchase an
item find an appropriate buyer.
A platform that
allows companies to better manage their
assets and reduce costs and risks
This is a
startup that lets people rent out their
homes in a similar fashion to Airbnb. The
startup’s CEO, Will Yang, was recently named
to Forbes 30 Under 30 list of rising young
entrepreneurs.
A tool for
pairing workplaces with skilled tradesmen.
A startup
focused on the development of mobile apps,
with an emphasis on gaming.
This is a
startup that’s giving companies a way to
manage their own data centers and improve
the security and reliability of their IT
networks by managing their power and cooling
infrastructure. The company charges $1 per
user per month for the service.
A company that
helps landlords with tools that allow them
to quickly find and vet potential tenants.
A startup that
wants to help you manage your money by
automating your investing and investing in
index funds.
A software
company that helps retailers track the items
in their inventory and automatically ship
orders.
A platform that
allows clients to have their attorneys
communicate with their doctors to get
answers to medical questions.
The app helps
find the cheapest gas station in a given
area. The service is built on the idea that
gas is perishable, and stations need to be
re-stocked as often as possible.
A tool to track
and visualize a person’s social media
activity. It’s a hit with marketers who want
to see the impact of their social media
campaigns.
A company that
wants to solve a problem for small
businesses: they’re struggling to get their
customers to pay. Shopin makes it easier to
create a loyalty scheme for their customers
by helping them create a personal account
and tie it to their business account. Shopin
also has a small business version that can
help businesses combine rewards programs
from multiple platforms into one.
WorkWeek is a
robo-advisor for freelancers, offering asset
management and tax services for small
business owners.
A social network
for women that encourages them to share and
connect.
An AI-powered
platform that uses machine learning to help
employees get the most out of their time.
A startup that’s
building a chat-based platform for small
businesses. Its platform is similar to
Facebook Messenger, with the ability to chat
with employees and customers.
The startup has
raised over $2.5 million to date. New
York-based
A startup that
allows you to grow a whole portfolio of
assets with one purchase, such as a website,
business card, email, etc. The startup
allows users to mix and match different
products to create a single portfolio, while
driving down the cost of all of them.
A project
management and collaboration platform for
teams organized around the creation of
online content.
A company that
offers to help companies with their digital
marketing. The company says they have $10
million in monthly recurring revenue.
A startup that
lets users create a database of their home
inventory so they can easily sell their home
if they need to move
A startup that
helps you learn how to do things like sign a
contract, write a thesis, and fundraise on
Kickstarter.
A startup that’s
building a platform that lets people connect
to local artisans, which it uses to sell
their products. It has a Slack channel for
vendors, and will be launching a “shop
local” app in partnership with local
government in September.
A startup that
wants to help you streamline your payroll
process by connecting your team directly to
your HR team.
A platform to
help find the best match for you while in
college.
A startup with a
proprietary AI platform that helps
applications with a heavy computational load
run faster.
A startup that
is building a SaaS platform for young people
to find jobs on college campuses. The
company is using data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics to help students and
employers connect.
A startup that
aggregates offline data on a device and
allows it to be accessed by other
applications.
A startup that
uses machine learning to help people build
their own personalized itineraries. The
company's founders say they have a lot of
B2B customers. They currently have a few
hundred paying customers.
A company making
a “smart” dryer, with an internet-connected
app that helps users set the temperature on
their washing machine and adjust the
duration of the dryer cycle.
A hospital-based
startup working with hospitals to implement
new technologies in the emergency room.
Idea: An online
platform for verifying resumes for
job-seekers The startup is working with
employers like Microsoft, with plans to
expand to the finance, health, and education
sectors
A platform that
helps people migrate their sites from Tumblr
to Squarespace.
A cloud-based IT
services company that provides managed cloud
services to businesses. The company has
$100,000 in monthly recurring revenue,
according to the founder.
A startup for
the sale of used cars, which is designed to
be faster, cheaper, and easier than
dealerships.
The startup,
which was founded in June, wants to help
manufacturers scale up their production of
custom items quickly and easily.
This startup is
working on a way to help users create a chat
bot in minutes through a simple,
drag-and-drop interface.
A tool to help
developers create interactive widgets that
can be attached to emails, much like you can
add a “Get Your Quote” button to an email.
A startup that’s
building a “self-serve” payment system for
restaurants. It’s a product of the food-tech
world, with the goal of streamlining the
process of paying for orders.
A platform for
market research firms to buy data from
customers in order to improve their
products.
A startup that
helps employers find employees who are
fluent in another language
A startup that
connects customers looking for a new car
with dealerships.
A startup
building a platform for users to buy and
sell anything from used cars to timeshares.
A platform for
storing and sharing user-generated content,
designed for use with Twitch and YouTube.
is a new startup
that wants to help HR departments keep track
of employee performance. The company has
raised $7 million in Series A funding from
investors like Accel, Founders Co-op, The
Battery Ventures, and others.
It’s an
AI-powered app that lets you make low-cost,
sustainable, end-to-end custom versions of
your favorite products at home.
A startup for
hotels to receive guest reviews. It allows
hotels to easily build a phone application
that allows guests to submit feedback. It’s
also a way for hotels to tap into a big,
untapped market of millennials who like to
review things on their phones.
A blockchain
startup developing a “decentralized protocol
for recording and verifying the provenance
of natural resources”.
A 3D printing
service for the travel industry, with a
focus on “bringing the benefits of
manufacturing to the global travel
industry”, with a focus on the hospitality
and tourism sector.
A startup
building systems for the cloud-based network
for manufacturers. It wants to build out a
network for manufacturers to sell products
to customers, with the system using the
“blockchain” for recording transactions.
The startup
wants to build a platform for artificial
intelligence developers and designers.
A platform that
helps hospitals and labs design and manage
patient schedules. They’re looking to bring
together patients, doctors, and other
healthcare professionals to improve care.
A SaaS service
that allows people to see what others are
reading, or what they’ve recommended.
This startup is
building a digital library of German
language learning resources for adults.
This YC-backed
startup is building a tool that helps people
find and hire remote workers, who can bring
their own laptops to work.
A fintech for
loans in Kenya, which is working on a
product for the first time.
A company that
makes clothes that are made from yarn
instead of cotton to help save the
environment.
A startup that
helps retailers manage inventory, increasing
efficiencies and making more money.
A startup that
looks to make it easier for people to
communicate with their doctors. It’s a
service for people who want to answer
questions about their health without having
to make an appointment.
An online
platform that helps students get into
college by providing information about
scholarships, programs and financial aid.
A mobile-only
bank account for Brazil. A tiered account
that allows individuals to pay bills and
receive transfers.
A startup that
provides the infrastructure “to build and
scale simple, automated, and scalable apps
built on top of the open source Git version
control system.”
A B2B company
that connects startups to investors,
providing them with funding and other
services.
In 2016, SVFI
raised $3.6 million from several prominent
investors, including Y Combinator,
Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, SV
Angel, and Lux Capital.
A startup that
helps people who are applying for visas get
into the country quickly
This is a
service for the social media influencer
market. It lets influencers promote brands
without the need for retailers to ship
products to them or pay for advertising.
It’s similar to Influential, though it
appears to have fewer influencers on its
platform.
A Paris-based
digital marketplace for people who want to
sell their unused items.
A tool to help
event organizers attract more attendees and
better manage their finances, with features
like real-time ticket sales, revenue data,
and expense reports.
A group
messaging app that gives users of all ages
the ability to text and call their friends,
including the elderly and the disabled.
A tool for
“geocaching” that helps hides be found.
A startup in
China that’s building a tool for insurance
companies to collect and track customer
feedback by sending surveys to their
customers.
A platform for
people in countries with oppressive
governments to buy digital encryption and
anonymous browsing tools.
Builds a
platform that enables people to build their
own apartments and sell them to renters.
A digital
notebook app that lets you create and edit
text, images, video, and sketches. It uses
AI to help you produce better content.
A startup that
provides software that helps people with
their taxes so they don’t have to pay a tax
preparer
On-demand
voice-activated laundry.
Trunkable wants
to build a web-based home that can be rented
as a vacation home.
A startup that
has built an app for companies to manage
remote workers. It works as a virtual call
center. The client can choose to pay the
workers via a direct deposit or via their
bank account. The startup says that their
product is like a landline, meaning that a
worker can use it even if their employer
doesn’t pay for the service.
An AI-based
matchmaking system that pairs job seekers
with employers.
A safety app
that connects with a user’s Fitbit to keep
track of their daily steps, logging them to
the company’s private cloud and sending the
information to their employer.
New startups are
always looking for ways to make their
products more attractive to investors. This
startup is trying to make the process of
hiring an investor easier.
A way to handle
invoices for companies based in India.
A platform that
helps users monetize the data they collect
from their fitness tracking devices.
A company that
helps people accept payments in exchange for
a good or service. It’s a subscription model
that offers services like video conferencing
and virtual assistants.
A health and
safety service for construction workers
This Brazilian
startup is building a tool that helps make
B2B sales more efficient. It’s an app that
helps sales teams automate parts of the
sales process.
A tool for
booking meetings in person or on the phone.
API that helps
businesses automate the process of creating
new ads, which they say can be expensive,
time consuming, and tedious. The API
automates the process of creating new ads,
which they say can be expensive, time
consuming, and tedious.
This startup
wants to turn food waste into a commodity.
It is developing a process to turn used food
into a liquid waste product for use as a
fertilizer for farmers.
A startup that
offers entrepreneurs support and advice on
their business idea in the form of a
“venture coach”. They’re working on a way
that their coaches can help entrepreneurs
with their projects from anywhere in the
world.
A tool that
helps you track where your clothes are and
how they’re wearing.
A media company
that provides videos for doctors on
evidence-based medicine, and for patients on
everything from how to take their diabetes
medication to how to use a wheelchair.
A digital
assistant, currently focused on helping
entrepreneurs plan events and prioritize
tasks.
A startup that
uses AI to help companies understand the
effectiveness of their marketing campaigns,
and change them accordingly.
This startup is
building a tool for hiring talent for
specific roles, rather than just hiring
across a wide range of positions.
A project
management software company, focused on
improving the workflows of design teams.
A platform
geared toward helping restaurants build out
their delivery infrastructure.
A startup that
helps people track the progress of their
projects; it wants to be the go-to app for
everyone from athletes to artists.
A data analytics
and reporting platform for health care
providers, with a focus on the emergency
departments of hospitals. The startup wants
to help solve the problem of “beds full of
patients who have no one to talk to about
their condition,” according to CEO Ken Dang.
This startup is
building a new kind of network for startups,
one that allows them to share their
financial data, such as their expenses, with
other investors. In the past six months, the
startup has raised $3 million from
investors.
A startup that
wants to make it easier to share your
training courses with the world, giving them
a way to host and distribute training
courses to a global audience
A last-mile
delivery service for restaurants. The
startup's founders say food deliveries are a
$21 billion market and it's growing 15-20%
per year.
A company that
helps people learn the principles of
successful investing by using stock market
data to simulate trading.
A startup that
will tell you how much water a plant needs,
and how often
A SaaS platform
for job boards that connects job boards to
job seekers, with an API for employers to
use. The startup is looking to raise a
maximum of $1.9 million from angel
investors.
A startup that
lets people sell their old smartphones for
cash. It has processed over 10,000 phones
since it launched in April.
A startup that
wants to make credit card checks less
expensive and more accurate by automating
the process with artificial intelligence.
A plan for a
shared medical app for remote medical
professionals to collaborate on patient
care.
A business that
helps folks with disabilities file for
disability benefits and receive a payment.
A new startup
that wants to take the same data-mining
modeling that drives some of the world’s
biggest hedge funds and apply it to the
world of investing in art. The company wants
to help savvy investors find the next big
thing in art.
A company that
wants to help event planners create and
manage event registries using a web-based
tool.
A platform that
helps entrepreneurs build their own video
games. The startup wants to help game
developers build games with more engagement
on social media by creating a platform that
allows game developers to create games that
have things like virtual currency, virtual
goods, and virtual environments.
A startup that
helps pharmacy owners automate their drug
dispensing and billing processes.
A way for
employees to get paid to take vacation
A SaaS platform
that allows users to create videos for their
businesses. The platform makes it easy for
businesses to design, edit, and publish
their videos.
A tool to help
you make music from a series of notes
without actually playing them.
A startup that’s
building a service to help hedge fund
clients make better decisions by providing
active asset allocation models.
A tool for
agencies, consultants and freelancers to
manage their clients and deals, and to get
paid
A $100 million
investment fund for startups.
A platform that
offers users a “single source of truth” for
their local market, helping them to build
their own communities and find local
products and services.
A company that
creates custom-designed, pre-packaged,
monthly subscription boxes of healthy
snacks. The boxes are meant to be tasty,
portable, and affordable, but also good for
you. Customers can customize their boxes
with additional ingredients, and can track
their consumption on a website. The boxes
are available on subscription, as well as
individually.
A tool for help
with self-promotion and capturing content
content on social sites.
A $100 million
startup that works with “large group of
healthcare providers” to offer
direct-to-consumer health insurance.
A company that
makes customized, local, dog treat recipes.
The startup is making a recipe book for pet
owners.
An online
payment platform that lets people pay their
friends through Venmo. Payalu is backed by Y
Combinator, 500 Startups, and others.
A company
building a social media service that brings
the power of a highly engaged Facebook group
to a brand’s Facebook page.
A tool for
launching crowdfunding campaigns.
A startup to
help people make money by turning their
run-down car into
This startup
wants to improve the impact of school-based
violence prevention programs.
A technology
that allows you to receive a text message
with a code that lets you know when your
package has arrived. It’s similar to the
Amazon Prime Now service, but for local
stores.
A tool for
artists, record labels, and venues to find
out how to better monetize their content,
whether it’s a song, a TV show, or an event.
A startup that
helps hospitals create secure software for
their staff to access the medical records of
patients. The startup has already partnered
with hospitals in the U.S. and India.
A startup that
helps small businesses get smart about their
marketing with a suite of tools. The company
says it has more than 5,000 paying customers
in the US.
A platform that
enables people to pay their bill online,
skipping the need to go to the store to pay.
A tech startup
that wants to pick up where USAA left off.
Espresso is a
software company that uses machine learning
to automate the process of hiring
telecommuters in the US, using a platform
that was built specifically for this.
A search engine
for things that have been read. The
company’s co-founder was a former search
engine developer who was frustrated with the
state of the industry.
eMailmerge is a
“content management system for email and
documents”.
A tool that
helps companies track non-employee
contractors with a single platform,
replacing hundreds of spreadsheets.
A startup that
provides a service where people who are
interested in buying a home can hire someone
to walk through homes that are for sale to
tell them if they’re a good fit
This startup is
building a “mobile-first” scheduling tool
for small to mid-sized businesses.
A startup that
makes a tool allowing any organization to
track their contributors and payments in
real-time. The startup is currently focusing
on helping NGOs track the status of their
contributions.
A human-powered
logistics startup that helps companies, and
especially retailers, get products from
suppliers to customers.
A startup that
connects patients with doctors via webcam
and phone. It’s currently in beta and has
4,000 users.
A health
insurance platform that uses blockchain to
provide worldwide health insurance, allowing
consumers to cover themselves with a single
app.
A crowdsourced
platform for companies and individuals to
network and find leads.
A startup that
helps you manage your morning routine. The
app, which was launched in October, allows
users to set daily routines that they can
then share with friends or colleagues. With
a daily routine, users can plan their day
based on when they will be most productive,
helping to keep their productivity levels
up.
A company that
makes it easy for startups to sell online.
The startup is offering free service to
startups for one year in exchange for
equity.
The leader in
providing the most accurate way to measure
real estate in the US, this startup is
working on new tools to help people analyze
the real estate market.
A project
management platform: “Many small businesses
are managing their projects themselves,”
said CEO Ben. “We want to help them have
access to the same data and value
proposition that large companies have.”
A logistics
platform that allows shippers to post jobs,
set rates, manage their accounts, and track
shipments.
A product
management toolkit for companies to support
their small business development efforts.
“A platform that
connects people with the power of AI to help
them understand their financial position in
real time.” The startup wants to help users
make smarter financial decisions.
A startup that
builds software for financial advisors to
give them visibility into how their clients
are doing.
A startup that
connects customers with their local
locksmiths via text message, with the
startup taking a cut of each transaction.
A startup that
helps users find and book local services
like house cleaning or pet sitting.
The startup is
building a platform for allowing
organizations to crowdsource ideas for
products and services, and to get feedback
from customers.
A platform that
allows users to buy and sell gift cards to
other users, using the same system that goes
into buying Spotify or Netflix gift cards.
A startup that
provides consulting to help people with
Asperger’s syndrome interact with others
A platform for
digital content creators to manage their
careers.
A software
company that helps brands with crisis
management. They want to simplify crisis
communication through their application,
which allows users to create a plan of
action, rally staff, and engage with
customers.
A tool to help
people make a living using their talents.
They have $2,000 in monthly revenue.
A company that
helps stores manage their supply chain,
keeping them from wasting money and time on
inventory.
A tool for
agencies, consultants and freelancers to
manage their clients and deals, and to get
paid
A digital-first
finance company with a trading platform that
lets investors share portfolios across
accounts and invest using multiple
currencies. The startup wants to compete
with traditional brokerages by using a
similar toolset.
A startup that
optimizes networks for video content
delivery. The company is building tools for
ISPs to deliver videos faster, enabling them
to deliver HD video to more people.
A social network
for the humanitarian sector, not unlike
Care2 but more focused on the humanitarian
side of things like conflict zones, refugees
and the like.
A bid management
tool for the hospitality industry to help
hotels, event venues and attractions manage
their bids to attract customers.
A company that
is building a platform to help restaurant
owners and workers manage logistics and
inventory. The startup’s founders say their
focus is on reducing waste.
A tool that
helps companies identify and remove
fraudulent or duplicate online leads.
A software
company that makes its product in India, and
sells it globally.
A B2B service
for CRM, with plans to expand to other
businesses in different verticals.
Startups that
fit into multiple categories, where founders
have multiple roles — co-founder, CEO, CTO
and CIO, or just the founder and CTO — are a
bit more common today, but still rare. The
challenge is that it can be difficult to
measure how much of the company’s sales and
profit go to the founder. Here’s a partial
list of startups that fit into that
category:
Great for users
who want to maintain a network of family and
friends, this startup is trying to build a
system that analyzes text messages and sends
push-notifications when your friends are
nearby. The startup is in the early stages
of development, but their team has already
been working on the product for a year.
A company that
helps small businesses build an online
presence. They’re already working with a few
small businesses who want to launch an
online presence.
A social network
for the furry community, owned by the same
company as Fur Affinity.
A dating app for
people who want to have casual sex, focused
on avoiding pressure from other users. The
app is meant to be a safe place for people
who want to do something that’s not going to
last.
With the app and
website, users can select a package that
fits their needs and then buy the package by
clicking a button and the platform will
automatically calculate the total cost for
them.
Founded by two
former Googlers in 2012, Giphy is a video
search engine that helps users find content
to animate GIFs from online videos.
A software
company that helps companies manage their
finance, inventory, and other business
operations. The startup plans to open up to
new markets and get into more verticals in
2018.
A new way to pay
for things you buy online, with a twist: You
can get discounts for paying with a certain
amount of money.
A crowdfunding
platform for people who have been denied
loans from banks.
A company that
makes reusable plastic shopping bags that
are 100% compostable.
It’s a mobile
app that helps people with their workouts,
tracking their progress and helping them set
plans and goals.
A startup that
makes a high-tech paper tablecloth that can
be used to protect a dining room table and
also to track how often a table is used.
A tool for
entrepreneurs to manage all of the legal,
sales, and accounting documents for their
company.
A digital tool
that helps retailers navigate the
price-off-requesting supply chain of their
product.
This startup is
building a toolset that helps cities and
counties track and manage construction
projects.
Web-based
software that gives restaurants a way to
track guests from table to table, and find
out how much money they spend.
Ecommerce for
the sharing economy, with an internal
marketplace for tasks like dog walking and
house cleaning, and an external marketplace
for things like carpooling or Lyft, Uber or
Lyft integration.
A tool for
helping people build a personalized fitness
plan and stay on track with a fitness coach.
A bridge between
the two worlds of professional and amateur
soccer.
A digital asset
management tool that automates accounting
and audit for startups and small businesses.
This startup
allows businesses to track their
online/social media marketing, and also
offers a way to get promoted for sharing
interesting content.
A tool to help
your employees get paid faster, with 30,000
businesses working with it already.
A
subscription-based business that connects
customers with home health care providers.
A tool that
helps users know how much they’re spending
on their phone bill.
An HR solution
for small businesses, connecting to
different HR systems, providing the right
employee information, and sharing all of
company data.
A company that
helps people buy and sell things on the
internet. The startup wants to create a
marketplace to help people buy and sell
things faster and easier, without the
middleman.
A startup that
is working to build a feedback loop between
brands, consumers, and studios. The startup
is looking to create a new kind of
“collective” that works to pull in creators,
viewers, and brands while also establishing
a new model for how creators are paid.
A search engine
for mobile phone numbers with features like
call forwarding.
A group chat app
for real estate agents that allows them to
quickly chat in groups about listings,
compare notes on listings, and even set up
meetings in the same app.
A tool for
people in need of homeownership financing
with access to traditional lenders.
A SaaS that
helps artists sell their work directly to
consumers in a way that’s more efficient
than selling through a gallery or commercial
gallery.
A company that
offers a tool to help companies send out
“sales quotas”
A SaaS product
that helps SMBs automate their invoicing,
with an emphasis on making it easier to send
invoices.
A company that
offers a mobile app that allows users to
order meals from local restaurants, or
request that one be delivered to them.
Being a
photographer is a full-time job, and the
photos you take often end up in a gallery or
on someone’s Instagram for a few hours
before disappearing. But with this startup,
you can make money from those screenshots
and still get paid for them after.
A cloud-based
platform for home-surveillance systems built
on personal computers.
A platform for
managing your personal finances, combining
features like bill-pay, savings, and
investments, in one place.
A new set of
tools for developers to build and host their
apps.
A startup that
wants to trip up criminals on the dark web
with its browser extensions, which will show
you where the site is hosted and how secure
it is.
A legally
binding contract between a party and a group
of people that has a set of terms to comply
with the contract. The company plans to
build the first “legal” app in the US.
One of the most
popular ways to stay in touch with friends
and family has to be through text messages.
The company wants to build a texting
platform that is both secured and private.
A company that
provides a visual platform to visually track
and visualize data to help companies ensure
their processes are efficient.
A startup that
helps music producers create custom
soundtracks for commercials and television.
A gamified
platform for remote employees, enabling
companies to manage their systems through
gamification.
Pivot is
building a backend system for companies to
track and manage digital marketing
campaigns.
A platform to
help retailers sell their products. The
startup recently launched a “marketplace”
where it displays products from different
retailers that it has teamed up with on a
branded storefront.
A startup for
movie scripts. It lets users browse and
comment on scripts, and the startup says
it’s already had over 40,000 scripts
submitted.
A startup that
focuses on bringing school supplies and
other essentials to kids in developing
countries.
A sensor for
measuring sweat and moisture in the clothing
of people who are active. The startup,
founded in January, wants to create a
product that will help people get more out
of their workout, helping them analyze their
body’s performance and also offer a tool for
people to compete with others in the same
workout.
Fetch is a
platform for food delivery. Unlike Grubhub,
Fetch offers more than just food delivery.
The startup is using the same data it
collects on its deliveries to help
restaurants build better menus and make
food-ordering easier.
A startup that
bills itself as the “Uber for teachers”.
This company,
which was founded in 2015, helps companies
hire workers in the Philippines. It uses a
mobile app to connect recruiters with
workers and to manage the work itself.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for businesses to
build their own online store. Instead of a
lengthy process of building an e-commerce
site themselves, the startup will make it
easy for a business to buy in to a pre-built
site.
The company is
building a digital marketplace for people
who want to buy and sell their used goods at
wholesale. The company is focusing on the US
but they plan to launch internationally.
A way to share
inventory with nearby retailers, allowing
them to buy and sell in a frictionless way.
This startup is
building a way to create virtual reality
experiences for brands, using a technology
called “phantom display”.
A company that
wants to help companies and their employees
work together after hours, whether that’s an
early morning meeting or a weeknight hack.
An investment
platform for early stage startups, which
helps them raise capital from angels, VCs
and other investors.
A company that
helps artists and designers build and manage
their online presences and businesses.
A tool for
small-to-medium sized businesses to manage
the reception of new hires or hires leaving,
ideally for less than $10 per month. It’s
currently in a beta rollout.
A suite of tools
for managing contracts, from contracts to
invoices, budgeting to payments.
An API and API
wrapper that makes it easier to integrate
third-party apps and services. This has been
downloaded over 100,000 times.
A startup in the
UK that is building a way for companies to
sell and buy spare parts from one another.
A company that
makes and sells eco-friendly products to
raise awareness of water scarcity and
climate change.
This startup is
building a tool for talent acquisition.
Instead of being on the phone with call
centers, an employee can upload their
resume, answer a few questions, and be
matched with a hiring manager.
A landing page
builder for agencies, which means that if
you’re an agency, you can build your own
landing page, or build a landing page for a
client.
A platform that
makes it easier for consumers to buy gift
cards online. The startup will also partner
with retailers to create in-store mobile
ordering apps.
A startup that
helps companies make their salespeople more
efficient. First, they build a sales
enablement platform that helps salespeople
process leads, and then they train
salespeople to make use of it.
A startup
focused on the development of mobile apps,
with an emphasis on gaming.
A local commerce
startup that wants to help local retailers
and restaurants sell directly to consumers
with a marketplace app.
A platform to
help owners of small agencies and
freelancers get paid faster. Y
Combinator-backed startup that’s already
working with some of the biggest names in
media.
A digital
payment platform designed to allow any
company to accept payments on their website.
Using a bevy of
different marketing channels to find the
right customers, including email, Facebook
and Google Adwords. The startup also pitches
that it can offer a customized solution
based on a person’s specific needs.
Pembleton is a
startup that offers a “digestible” social
media management service to small
businesses.
The leader in
U.S. patent litigation,
A product that
helps consumers get a clear perspective on
their finances
A tool to help
companies estimate the time it will take to
complete software development projects.
Currently only for-profit SaaS companies,
the startup wants to expand into the
nonprofit and hardware sectors in the
future.
This startup is
looking to create a digital tool that allows
people to make and manage their own legal
agreements, aiming to improve efficiency,
and making the legal process faster and more
accessible.
The startup
wants to use a combination of machine
learning and data science to figure out a
person's biological age based on a series of
scans and measurements. The projections are
meant to help people decide what to do with
their retirement.
A startup that
provides a “human-centric” wellness program
that connects patients with care
professionals in the form of video chats.
A startup that
wants to bring Facebook Messenger-style
voice calling to the desktop.
A tool that
helps you get the best possible price on a
plane ticket. The company is aiming to
"make a commission on every
transaction."
A platform for
the creation of community-driven training
videos.
A tool for
remote teams to manage their expenses, take
care of taxes and project expenses.
A company that
helps consumers buy more from Amazon.com
with the help of a digital assistant housed
on a smartphone.
A phone-based
chatbot that helps you figure out which of
your emails you can toss without feeling
guilty.
A college prep
app for high schoolers.
A platform for
sharing and protecting your research when
you’re writing a paper.
A startup that
gives businesses access to engineers to
build custom software for their needs.
A startup that
makes a platform for people to review
freelance work, both on a community level as
well as individuals.
Idea: Automate
Admissions at top Entrepreneurial
Universities
A startup that
helps employees scan and organize their
company’s medical data. The startup also
created a tool to help admins manage their
health data.
A startup that
makes it easier for software developers to
debug their code and fix bugs in their
applications.
A startup that
lets you upload your pictures and videos and
arrange them in easy-to-use slideshows for
your friends and family.
A platform for
building and selling online courses. Anchor
University is a platform for instructors to
collect payments for their online course
content. It’s currently in Y Combinator,
which has over $2.5M in revenue and has over
4,000 seats booked.
A startup
seeking to raise $150,000 to begin
developing a platform that tracks how a
business uses their social media and how it
affects sales.
A platform that
allows users to instantly create interactive
content, like quizzes or games, using AI
A startup based
in India that helps people in the US get
better access to medical care abroad
This is a B2B
startup that helps hospitals and doctors
manage and share patient data. It’s aimed at
doctors and hospitals that want to use data
to make better treatment decisions, and aims
to be a “single source of truth” for that
data.
A tool to help
create video magic effects like fire effects
and text on images. The startup wants to
enable content creators to create better
results with more limited tools.
The startup is
building a “mesh” of a microgrid. Microgrids
are local electricity grids that can
re-route power, and as such are an effective
tool for disaster recovery.
A way to enable
co-working spaces with a layer of social
data
A new financial
technology company that’s building a
software platform that allows anyone to
invest in a new business.
A tool that
enables design teams to build websites and
apps without worrying about the backend.
A web app that
uses artificial intelligence to create
real-time, personalized marketing campaigns.
A tool that
connects people who are in the same
neighborhood, giving them the ability to
communicate, socialize, and share their
location.
A web-based HR
software platform for employers, providing a
suite of HR processes, including hiring,
onboarding, and training.
A startup in the
UK that is building a way for companies to
sell and buy spare parts from one another.
A company that
makes a “smart” computer that can be
programmed to watch for health alerts in
real time. The startup wants to use the
“watch” feature to alert doctors to any
health issues, and then streamline the
diagnostic process.
A mobile app
that helps you find the best deals on local
goods and services, with an emphasis on the
impact of adding an ethical component to the
economy.
A startup that
helps arbitrage traders figure out where in
the world to invest. The startup is backed
by Y Combinator alum Sam Altman, who
invested in the company’s seed round in
November 2018.
A platform that
analyzes credit card data to help you
improve your credit score.
A startup that
helps doctors create their own patient
portals, with patient data stored in a
secure environment.
A platform for
sharing and monetizing video. The startup’s
goal is to apply the videos of YouTube stars
to the video game and movie industries.
A program, with
a small loan, that helps artists create and
exhibit work, and then market them to a
larger audience.
A
micro-insurance platform for the Southeast
Asian market that wants to make sure that
medical expenses, trips, and other events
are covered.
This platform
helps tech companies that would like to sell
software as a service (SaaS) to clients. The
platform allows for businesses to reach
their clients directly, and also helps them
understand how much money their clients are
spending on software.
This is a
“mashup of digital marketing, customer
service, and product management” app. It’s
looking to replicate the experience of a
digital agency, and is pitching it as a
“digital assistant” to help consumer brands.
When your
friends start complaining that their friends
aren’t getting in on the next big trend, you
can introduce them to the startup that wants
to buy and sell that trend. The startup
helps you snap up the next big thing before
your friends, claiming to have over 100,000
traders in its platform.
This is an app
that helps fans book concert tickets.
FanBridge helps match fans with the artists
they want to see, then book tickets and
credit cards for the show.
A platform for
managing and building websites, using either
HTML or CSS. They work with clients to build
out the theme, menu, and navigation, and
they then deploy it to the client.
A platform for
checking the health of a person’s gut and
soon their overall health.
A startup that
wants to make it easier to pay bills online
by making it easy to access the information
they need. It’s a bit like Bill.com and a
bit like Mint.com.
A software suite
with a native app on iOS and Android. It
helps restaurants manage their restaurant
operations such as food preparation,
ordering, scheduling and ordering.
This company is
building a pipeline connecting the cities
that are most in need of food. The company
says that it’s selling a food and water
delivery system that is working in 12 US
cities, and is now looking to expand to
China and the Indian Subcontinent.
A platform for
managing hardware and software settings, and
making it easier to manage settings using a
simple interface.
A startup that
wants to help retailers and brands find new
customers by taking their email lists and
feeding them into an algorithm that matches
them with potential customers.
A “mobile-first”
enterprise app for managing business travel.
A SaaS platform
for companies that helps them with the
process of creating and managing their
brands, from digital marketing to corporate
identity to customer service.
A platform that
connects businesses with data science
resources in a way that makes it easy to
collaborate and get work done. The company
also plans to launch a consumer app that
will allow customers to sign up for machine
learning-based advice.
A software
development platform for custom software
that helps companies get software built
faster.
A company that
helps you build a better mousetrap.
A tool for
allowing companies to sell directly to
visitors to their website.
A tool for
invoice verification for subscription
services.
A web-based
platform for freelance writers to get paid
for the content they create.
A startup
working on a way to help retailers track
their inventory and employees, which can be
applied to other industries as well. They’re
looking for $30,000 in seed funding.
Video chat for
students, with an emphasis on video quality
and an option for students to get reimbursed
for video-calling.
A conferencing
app that connects people in real time. It’s
already in beta with over 5,000 users.
A SaaS platform
for restaurants that helps restaurant teams
manage their ordering, delivery, and payroll
operations. The startup was recently
acquired by Groupon.
A company that
provides apps for the healthcare industry,
to help doctors and nurses be more
efficient. The platform includes apps like
digital medical records, electronic health
records, patient education, and clinical
documentation.
A B2B company
that will let partners buy customized
“cotton candy”-like candy for their clients.
The cotton candy is made from the same
ingredients as a standard candy, but with a
variety of colors and flavors.
This is a photo
sharing app that lets you send your friends
a “snapshot” of whatever you’re looking at.
The startup monetizes via selling
advertisers the ability to target specific
geographic areas or high-traffic areas.
A “one-button
sale” platform for e-commerce businesses
that wants to make online orders as easy as
“buy now”.
A startup that
offers a way to hire freelance programmers.
A “SingTel
Moments” app that lets groups of people
share photos, videos and text and then
customize the product with different
filters.
A startup that
wants to change the way dental professionals
communicate — by giving them a shared,
secure messaging platform where they can
communicate confidentially.
A company that
says it helps teams collaborate better by
combining the project management and
collaboration tools found on Slack and
Trello into one. They’re currently selling a
$50 per month plan.
This is a
platform for building apps that can
interface with your fitness tracker.
A point-of-sale
application for restaurants, allowing them
to accept payments online and mobile.
A way for the
user to design and customize his or her own
Lego creation.
The startup’s
mission is to “solve the nightmare of
finding a restaurant with food you love”.
A company that
makes it easier for smaller businesses to
get online by connecting them with a network
of vendors and insights from the business
community.
A startup that
helps retailers “find the right kind of
people to hire” for their stores. The
startup is also building out a talent
platform for retailers using job data from
LinkedIn to help them find the right people
to hire.
A platform to
manage, organize, and share digital assets.
A startup that
helps companies find candidates for open
positions quickly and easily.
A help desk and
service management tool for users of the
internet of things. The startup is building
its service management tool on top of
Xively, the IoT standards and toolset that
drives a variety of connected products.
Using AI
technology, the startup is building a system
that lets companies predict software bugs
using machine learning.
A company that
helps colleges with their insurance needs
A startup that
helps your car know that you’re driving it,
and save you money on gas.
A company that
helps people around the world make online
donations to charities
A mobile app
that focuses on the experience of the user,
instead of the device.
A way to get a
loan in 1 hour with as little paperwork as
possible.
A platform for
focused collaboration between teams to make
decisions faster.
A data analytics
company that wants to crack the code on how
to use data science to identify influencers
in social media.
A startup for
Uber drivers, offering them tools to make
their job easier.
A company that
helps small businesses create a website and
marketing materials. They have a few clients
now, all of whom are on the verge of being
acquired by a bigger company.
A startup that
helps women and men work together to grow
their careers, by helping them find each
others’ LinkedIn connections.
A mobile game
that teaches kids about the world.
A startup that
provides tools for fashion brand managers
reviewing their own website performance and
getting analytics from Google Analytics.
A startup that’s
building a mobile app that lets you rent out
your spare room on Airbnb.
A digital
platform that helps companies with
everything from marketing to sales, with a
view to helping it evolve into a
full-service marketing agency.
A mobile app
that helps users make healthier food choices
by providing a basic food nutritional value
guide and suggested meal options.
A global
payments platform, SendFriend is a virtual
bank account and payments platform that
allows users to purchase goods and services
without a bank account. It’s similar to
TransferWise but with a focus on emerging
markets.
Marketplace for
home repair, including licensed contractors.
A startup that
aims to connect investors to mutual funds.
The company wants to make investing more
accessible to people who don’t have a lot of
assets.
A chat platform
that connects you to your friends’ friends
who can help you find a job, buy a house, or
get an apartment. The platform is meant to
help with big life decisions like these.
A simple method
to avoid the hassle of making cold calls to
candidates and instead let a company’s own
hiring managers and recruiters interview
candidates.
The leader in
providing the most accurate way to measure
real estate in the US, this startup is
working on new tools to help people analyze
the real estate market.
The startup is
building a “social network of experience”
that is meant to be the next-generation of
Facebook and Instagram.
A company that
helps employees and managers communicate
with each other through text messages. It’s
a mobile application that ties into a
company’s existing communication system to
send and receive messages, and also syncs
with a company’s calendar and contacts.
A tool that lets
you connect to the data in your existing
spreadsheets and make them read like a
novel. Convert your spreadsheets into a
novel.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for people to offer
paid vacation time to their employees. It
has funding from an angel group including Y
Combinator alum Jonah Peretti.
A product for
education companies that helps them connect
through online training programs. It’s used
by companies including Whole Foods, Warner
Brothers, and the United Way.
What is it: An
AI-powered HR tech company, with the CEO
saying it’s “the future of HR tech.”
A startup that
plans to build a platform that allows
businesses to create and sell their own
“masterpieces”, with a focus on high-end
jewelry and similar items.
A startup that
helps employers build “vacation-ready”
employee benefits.
A platform that
matches people looking for work with
freelancers
A SaaS platform
that helps companies create, manage, and get
feedback on their campaigns. It’s currently
being used for over 100 campaigns, raised
over $30 million in funding, and the
founders have spent over a year building it.
A startup that
helps people on crowd-funding platforms
avoid scammers
A startup for
providing a stable of freelance workers who
can do things like data entry, research, or
video.
A hardware
startup that allows you to make your own
Bluetooth earbuds.
P2P insurance
for small businesses, which claims to be
able to get the same coverage at lower rates
than insurance provided by large companies.
The startup plans to provide coverage to
half a million businesses in its first three
years.
A platform for
running distributed IoT applications
A location-based
service for turning people into mobile
baristas
A company that
helps companies and employees find relevant
jobs. The startup provides a job posting
platform to help people find jobs, and has
raised $500,000 from investors including Y
Combinator.
This startup
wants to use blockchain to help people get
free school supplies, food, and health care.
A company making
an AI-powered HR assistant that learns from
employees and helps them work better. The
startup was recently acquired by a bigger
startup called TalentBin.
A SaaS solution
that helps companies manage the customer
experience for two-way video calls.
A company that
makes a “smart” computer that can be
programmed to watch for health alerts in
real time. The startup wants to use the
“watch” feature to alert doctors to any
health issues, and then streamline the
diagnostic process.
A web service
that provides pre-made email templates for
various types of legal contracts. The idea
is that if you’re an attorney, you can
easily draft a document for a client.
An open-source
platform and data storage for enterprise use
Idea: A startup
that is building an “A/B testing for
infrastructure” tool to help companies test
their cloud setups, security, and
performance.
A platform that
lets you build data visualizations in 10
minutes or less.
A company that
builds software for mobile app developers.
The company has worked with companies like
Warby Parker, Kobo, and Maker Studios.
The startup
wants to bring on-demand personal chef
services to the home. The company is looking
to use a similar model to that utilized by
Uber, with the chef being independent
contractors who deliver food to the
customer.
A mobile app
that helps customers make their own
personalized financial plans.
This company
offers a service designed to help companies
keep track of the millions of products they
sell every year.
A startup that
provides a convenient way for property
owners to rent out their homes on a
short-term basis
A startup that
wants to give people more control over their
data by letting them store it on their own
USB drives
A tool for
companies to execute marketing campaigns in
an automated fashion, with the ability to
tell the marketing department what to do and
what to ignore when it comes to email
program design. Idea is also originally a
software company, but now a marketing
software company.
A platform that
makes it easy for people to find new jobs
and internships, connecting employers and
job seekers through the use of social
networks.
A startup for
data engineering services.
A web-based
payroll and recording service for
independent contractors. The startup is
being funded by a number of angel investors
and is looking to launch its first product
later this year.
A path for
customers to connect with the right brands
on Instagram, based on what they’re looking
for.
A tool to give
employees a simple way to talk to their
bosses and coworkers at work and on the
phone.
One of the
founders is a former Google employee and the
company is trying to make it easier to
manage your VPS. They have a landing page
that includes a free trial and a free
account.
An event-driven
service that allows users to create and
share their own content directly to your
website. It’s a tool that helps you build
content, then share it with your audience to
drive traffic to your site.
A real estate
startup in New York City that’s looking to
help people and companies find a space in
the city. They’re focused on the New York
City market.
A startup for
freelancers and businesses to manage work
and payments in one place.
A company that
helps companies use the power of their
social networks to promote their offerings
online. They say they are the second largest
influencer marketing agency in the industry,
with clients like Dove and Nestle.
A project to
help health care professionals gain
experience with industry standard health IT
tools.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to sell items
online. The startup has already done a pilot
with local stores in Hong Kong and
Singapore.
A kitchen
appliance that assists you with meal
planning, grocery shopping and meal
preparation.
A mobile-first
application that brings “real-time” travel
recommendations to the road. The startup
says it routes travelers based on “where the
traffic is going” and “where the traffic is
not”, and can even suggest alternate routes,
saving time and money.
A social
networking app for people eager to learn
Spanish and get the most out of their
language learning experience.
A home-services
startup that connects customers with vetted
experts in a variety of fields. Customers
can book appointments with specialists, such
as plumbers and electricians, via the
platform.
A company that
helps states build a network of local
dispensaries. The startup currently provides
software to the Colorado Department of
Revenue, which they say has led to the
creation of 2,000 jobs.
A company that
would like to be the one-stop shop for a
variety of financial products, including
investment, investment advice, and
insurance. The startup wants to help people
make better financial decisions.
A platform for
makers to connect with people who want to
make their products. The company is funded
by Maker’s Mark and Breyer’s among others.
A tool to help
companies record and share the most valuable
moments of a trip and plan better for the
next time.
This company is
a tool for sharing shopping lists with
friends and family.
This startup
wants to make itemized Amazon shipments
easier to track, by tracking shipments by
item, rather than by customer.
A startup that
provides a service where people who are
interested in buying a home can hire someone
to walk through homes that are for sale to
tell them if they’re a good fit
A tool that
allows companies to manage their expenses,
assets, etc. in a single place.
A tool for
doctors to make sure they’re not sending
patients to the wrong hospital.
This startup is
building an app to help people with mental
illness manage their health. The app aims to
make mental health care more accessible and
affordable.
The startup's
founders say they help companies in the
$50B+ technology industry find top technical
talent and make sure they spend the right
amount of time and money on the right
people.
China’s internet
giants are increasingly dominating the
global digital advertising market. A recent
report from Digiday says: “Chinese social
media and news platforms have commanded the
lion’s share of ad revenue as global digital
ad spend in the country has grown at a
staggering compound annual growth rate of
around 40% over the last five years.” How
are these companies making money They’re
using the vast audience of consumers on
social media for traditional advertising.
A platform to
make it easier for creative professionals to
collaborate with clients. Both parties can
share and comment on the project, and get
feedback/input from others in the community.
A tool for sales
teams to keep track of their pipeline and
pipeline-related data.
A digital
assistant to help with daily tasks like
scheduling meetings, tracking packages, and
more.
A company that
helps travelers book their hotel stays. The
startup is based in the UK, but has an
office in Chicago.
This startup
makes the most of the fact that employers
like to have their employees on the same
location. It connects employees with other
employees in a private chat room, where they
can discuss work and ask questions. It’s a
more efficient use of time for employers who
don’t want their employees talking to each
other.
A platform that
enables cars to give rides to the elderly
and disabled.
A platform that
helps indie creators get paid for their
work, allowing them to get their money from
fans and not just platforms.
A semiconductor
startup called 3ic is building a new type of
chip that combines digital and analog
components that work together to solve
problems in alternate dimensions. For
instance, 3ic’s analog-digital chip can
channel data through certain dimensions to
solve problems in medical imaging, like
detecting tumours.
A cryptocurrency
exchange based in Georgia. It was founded by
an ex-Blackberry employee, who saw the need
for a more professional cryptocurrency
exchange.
A company that
helps companies with bookkeeping, and aims
to do it all online. They pitch themselves
as something like a “full-service accounting
platform,” complete with invoicing,
payments, and accounting integrations. The
company was founded in 2015, and has been
profitable in its first year.
The company is
building a sales and marketing platform for
companies of all sizes that focuses on
social selling.
A solution for
the “on-demand economy”, giving users the
ability to book drivers through their phone.
Users can book drivers through the app or
through an API.
An automated
scheduling system for cleaning services.
A digital
exchange that matches buyers and sellers of
digital products.
A toolset that
helps IT teams monitor and manage their
employees’ data. The company wants to make
it easier for companies to make sure they
can easily monitor and make adjustments to
their employees’ data.
These
compostable cups are meant to help coffee
shops reduce their packaging waste. They can
be full of coffee or tea or soup and you can
recycle them, but they don’t break down in
landfills.
The startup is
building a way to make it easier for the
average person to sell their used goods on
the internet. They’re currently crowdfunding
a product that helps you list your used
goods and get paid immediately via PayPal.
Citymapper is a
map app that helps people navigate cities
around the world.
A cloud-based
platform for managing and tracking your
investments. The startup says that it can
help people manage more than 15,000
investment accounts in a single account.
The platform
uses a "tinder-like" algorithm to
match people with the best matches on their
commute.
A way for
marketers to track their Facebook ad
campaigns in real-time, with a dashboard to
see which ads are performing the best.
An intelligent
mobile app for mobile operators to help them
monitor their networks and manage their
costs
A startup that’s
creating a platform for sharing
high-quality, low-cost medical images.
A tech company
that makes digital services for the public
health sector. They’re focused on getting
government agencies to talk to each other.
An online
marketplace that connects companies with
international vendors who want to export
products to the US.
A startup that
provides a platform for building customized
wellness programs for employees.
A “Social
Commerce Platform” that allows brands to tie
social media to their sales. The startup
wants to help brands take advantage of
social media to interact with their
customers and drive sales. It’s working with
a number of brands including Lululemon,
Gatorade, and, most recently, Kia.
The company is
taking a best-of-breed approach to the B2B
market. They’re creating a SaaS solution
that allows companies to collect and
organize customer data, then use it to make
better product decisions.
A tool for
building interactive maps, allowing users to
organize things like sports teams, book
clubs, and other social groups.
A startup that
sells an innovative model of “waste-to-fuel”
that turns waste into electricity.
A way to help
people navigate the process of buying a
home.
A startup that
helps its users take advantage of split-work
hours that their employers or school offer
A startup that
provides a service to help people in rural
areas find ways to better utilize their land
A tool that
helps companies build their own websites
with a series of drag and drop screens and
templates.
Swing is a
service that helps people find events for
the community, like a wedding or a trivia
night.
A platform that
helps people find jobs that they can work
from home, where they don’t have to pay for
a whole office.
"Authentic"
is the name of an app that provides a
secure, private and audited chat platform
for businesses. The app allows users to
create a private chat room for a group of up
to ten people, with a group administrator
who can add new members, delete or block
members and monitor chat content. The
company was founded by former Googler and
Google Ventures partner Misha Chellam.
An animal
behavior startup that’s using “machine
learning and natural language processing” to
analyze the behavior of animals and use that
data to train animals to perform in new
environments. The startup has raised $1.4
million and has worked with organizations
like the National Zoo, Smithsonian, and
National Geographic.
A tool for
managing your social media accounts,
allowing users to see their entire social
media feed on one dashboard.
A
product-as-a-service for companies to get
more out of their event-planning software.
The president of
a company called Trip Monitor, who spoke
about the startup in a recent episode of The
Startup Podcast, says that Trip Monitor,
which is built on the idea that hotels
should give consumers a “tiered” experience
when it comes to online reviews, has built
up a database of over 10 million hotel
reviews.
A tool to help
people book their travel, book their
appointments, and make their travel
reservations.
A virtual
assistant that works for small businesses,
helping them in tasks like scheduling
meetings with clients and gathering the
necessary information to support their
business.
A health
insurance for those that don’t want to use
the Affordable Care Act, but still want its
protections.
A tool for
reporters and editors to share images,
podcasts, and video.
A startup that
helps fans sell tickets to watch their
favorite musicians perform.
When you want to
buy a new coat, you order it from a store.
When you want to buy a new car, you do the
same, and your credit card company gets in
touch with you. When you want to buy a new
smartphone, you have to go through the same
process. It’s a bit of a hassle, and it
costs a lot of money.
A personal
finance app meant to simplify credit
management and encourage good habits.
The company’s
aim is to use the cloud to let users manage
their finances, with a very intuitive
interface.
This startup’s
idea is a combination of a travel guide with
an Instagram feed where you can find unique
places to eat and stay. The company is
working on bringing in new geographies and
businesses to get more exposure.
A tool that
helps companies with the creation of new
sign-up forms.
A startup where
people can vote on what they’d like to see
on the menu at restaurants.
A monthly
subscription service meant to help you save
for retirement.
A startup that
helps businesses manage HR on the go,
allowing them to keep track of employee
benefits, vacation time, and wages.
Is a company
that provides a mobile application for
restaurant owners who are looking to buy or
sell.
A way for
companies to get intelligence about the
temperature in their warehousing facilities
without having to send in a worker.
Flight Share is
a SaaS platform that helps airlines and
travel agencies collaborate.
The book was
published on July 17, 2011, and made the New
York Times Best Seller list on July 22,
2011, and remained on the list for two
weeks.
A company that
will sell you a ticket on the blockchain.
A startup that
aims to replace the human factor with
machine learning to make sales and customer
service easier.
A platform that
allows users to make their own websites and
then connect them to Facebook and other
social networks.
A startup for
baristas to easily create and share coffee
recipes
A startup that
provides a service where people who are
visiting a new city can get a box of
carefully selected items that will help them
enjoy their stay
A product that
helps transport companies find and hire
drivers, with a focus on the U.S. trucking
market. The startup is marketed towards
companies that already use a third-party
recruitment or “driver matching” service.
A planning tool
for people with dyslexia
A startup for
students and recent graduates to find jobs.
The company is targeting recent graduates in
the US who lack jobs experience, but are in
the midst of college.
A startup that
curates fitness classes and offers
personalized training plans
The company is
building a digital marketplace for people
who want to buy and sell their used goods at
wholesale. The company is focusing on the US
but they plan to launch internationally.
A personal
trainer who tells you how to work out to
make sure you’re getting the most out of
your workout.
A company that
helps restaurants review their food, and
give customers ratings, which they hope will
help improve online food ordering.
Dedicated to
helping recruiters in the US access premium
candidates that are currently unaccessible.
This startup is
building an AI tool for customer service
that interacts with customers in real time,
allowing it to quickly answer questions and
guide customers through the process.
A software
company that helps increase safety on the
job by tracking and sharing safety data on
task-related incidents to HR.
The startup has
doctors and pharmacists focus on the most
important aspect of patient care. It is a
free mobile application which eliminates the
need for medical transcription or email
communication.
Idea: A platform
for getting the most out of your coffee. The
startup offers three products: a coffee
subscription service, a coffee maker that
brews a single cup at a time, and a French
press. Their subscription service offers 12
different types of coffee every month.
A startup that
provides a service where you can get videos
of your children or grandchildren at a
discounted rate
A customer
relationship management (CRM) tool for
doctors, nurses, and other medical
professionals in the US
A digital
platform for the entire global construction
supply chain. The startup is building a
software platform that allows construction
companies and construction service providers
to manage the entire supply chain.
A startup, phone
app, and SMS platform for sharing and
tracking health information.
A startup that
helps companies provide food delivery to
their employees. The startup is working with
companies such as California Pizza Kitchen,
Denny's, and Pei Wei to bring in revenue.
The startup screens customers for a monthly
membership fee of around $10 and works on a
monthly basis. The startup says they have
over 5,000 active customers, with over $2
million in monthly revenue.
It’s not
uncommon for someone to wake up with a
hangover, but it’s often a hassle to find
something to drink that doesn’t taste gross.
The startup wants to make sure there is
always a drinkable alternative to the
morning-after-party staple, water.
A system that
helps dealerships and dealers manage cars.
The company says they want to be the company
that helps dealers manage cars and
insurance.
A platform that
lets you build custom quizzes, sortable by
question difficulty, time and topic.
A tool that
helps you find the best interest rates for
your credit card. The startup says they have
more than 1,000 users and are growing by 100
users a month. The founders say they’ve
raised $1.3 million in funding from angel
investors.
A startup
platform for managing and sharing biological
samples. The startup takes samples from
patients, runs them through a machine that
identifies what is in the sample, and then
uses that information to help doctors
diagnose their own patients.
The startup is
building a platform that allows people to
aggregate some of the most popular content
on the web and create original content
that’s relevant to them. The content creator
gets paid in cryptocurrency, and the tool
allows users to filter content based on
their interests.
Virtual
assistant that can be used with voice
commands and text messages to schedule
appointments, make reminder calls, and more.
It’s currently available in the US, with
plans to expand internationally.
This startup is
building a software tool that helps
companies manage their vendors and get paid
faster. Vendors are paid on a monthly basis
and have access to invoicing and reporting
tools.
A
machine-learning software solution to
optimize customer experience by identifying
and removing unproductive clicks.
A collaboration
platform for physicians in the US. The
startup is looking to deliver new drugs to
cancer patients and offer new approaches to
cancer treatment.
The startup is
building a tool for customizing software for
a particular application or job, and making
the process of creating custom software
easier.
A startup that
provides mobile phone repair for $5, and a
service in which customers can have their
phones fixed by their friends.
A tool that
helps fuel station cashiers and shopkeepers
make accurate purchases from in-store
kiosks, and creates new revenue
opportunities for both.
A free app that
helps you find the cheapest price for your
prescriptions and get them delivered
straight to your doorstep.
A platform that
allows people to purchase and sell real
estate together in a safe, transparent way.
A digital
platform for buying and selling things to
other people.
A tool that lets
you connect to the data in your existing
spreadsheets and make them read like a
novel. Convert your spreadsheets into a
novel.
A group
messaging platform for professionals, which
uses a native iOS and Android app and a web
site to enable messaging, file sharing, and
a unified inbox.
A tool that
automates the process of setting up and
managing a B2B company in the Philippines.
The company has already partnered with a few
companies to help them navigate the process
of setting up a company in the Philippines.
A tool to help
people with e-commerce businesses better
understand the return of their inventory and
look at their data quickly and visually.
An online
marketplace that connects companies with
international vendors who want to export
products to the US.
A startup that’s
building a platform to help middlemen
brokers buy direct from manufacturers,
helping to reduce costs, increase supply,
and make sure all the right products are in
the right places at the right time.
A startup that
will provide a new way for investors to keep
track of their investments, to save time and
money.
A group of
businesses that want to do something fun
together. They’re looking for: non-profits,
non-profits with low overhead, non-profits
in the Bay Area, and non-profits with a good
story.
A startup that
helps doctors create their own patient
portals, with patient data stored in a
secure environment.
A SaaS solution
that allows brands to create video content
on their own, without having to rely on an
outside film editor. The startup is also
building a product that allows brands to
create custom video ads with the click of a
button.
This app that
uses a real-time algorithm to help you make
better travel decisions — like finding the
cheapest flights, finding the best hotels,
etc. — has a $5 million annual run rate.
A way for the
user to design and customize his or her own
Lego creation.
This is a
company that is building a tool to help
companies track their expenses in a way that
can be neatly summarized into a spreadsheet.
A company that
aims to build a simple digital video
recorder that can be used to stream video
from any compatible device, with a
cloud-based backend that allows owners to
edit, share, and even sell videos.
A startup that
helps you choose, prepare, and deliver food
for people who are ill, elderly, or disabled
A consumer
marketing platform where customers can buy
and ship products directly to friends. The
startup is also working on a team-based
crowdfunding platform to help small business
owners.
A startup that
helps companies get deep insights into their
customer-base by providing access to their
contact database.
A new
venture-backed startup that’s building a
platform to help developers build on top of
any container of code.
A startup that
makes it easy for organizations to manage a
portfolio of digital and physical assets.
The startup wants to help companies manage
everything from physical files to web assets
to partner websites.
A meal delivery
app for consumers who want healthy food at
home.
A new type of
meal-kit delivery service that aims to save
consumers money by offering discounts when
they order in bulk. The startup already has
a few thousand customers in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
A startup for
managing all the different types of software
for companies. Can provide a single pane of
glass for software and services management,
and help teams manage all their own
software.
A small startup
that’s trying to make everyone’s meal a
little bit healthier.
Ideas for
startups have been found on Quora and other
sites.
A “social
network built for the modern millennial”,
with features like a group chat, a profile
page, a newsfeed, and social networking
features to connect with nearby people.
A startup based
in New York City that aims to kill the email
inbox forever by creating a tool that allows
users to “scan and organize” their email
inbox, creating an “out of sight out of
mind” mentality that could help people focus
on the most important things.
A patient-facing
app that lets doctors and nurses communicate
by text or video with a patient, and then
view a summary of the conversation.
An on-demand
platform that allows users to hire a bike,
and then bring the bike to their location to
pick it up
A social news
app for young people aimed at boosting the
career prospects of teen journalists.
A platform for
online shoppers to compare prices from
different stores. The company’s CEO says
they have a large database of IP addresses
from all over the world. The startup helps
people find the lowest prices on products
they’re looking for.
An online
marketplace for beauty products from around
the world. The startup helps people find the
best products from all over the world, and
gets a commission on the sale.
A data
visualization platform that helps channel
partners and advertisers learn about TV
viewing habits, ultimately helping them
determine the best times to advertise.
A platform that
helps people ask for things on their phones.
The startup has been working with a number
of companies and wants to expand their
platform into other verticals.
A Slack/Facebook
hybrid app that helps you figure out where
your friends live.
A “peer-to-peer”
service that helps investors find and vet
startups. They’re currently in closed beta.
A new kind of
credit card meant to help families save
money on groceries and other purchases. The
startup’s founder says it’s working with a
number of grocery chains and wants to build
out a platform for other retailers.
A B2B SaaS
business that helps companies with employee
onboarding.
A startup that
builds printers that are designed to look
like plants, with wood grain and other
organic details.
A startup that
connects on-demand workers with companies
that require workers who are not full-time
A startup that
helps companies automate security. After
logging into their system, users can create
“scripts” that connect to their systems and
tell them what they should be doing to keep
them secure.
A platform that
allows users to share their ideas, design
concepts or even start working on a project
to get feedback from other users.
A virtual
assistant that allows users to message and
set reminders in text.
A startup that’s
building software to make it easier for
small businesses to manage their expenses
and accounting.
A desktop-based
tool for making mockups of websites and
apps.
A platform for
companies to manage and track their
suppliers, keeping tabs on orders and
payments and giving owners control over
their inventory.
A productivity
startup that wants to make office Google
Sheets and Microsoft Excel much more
efficient. Available on Windows/Mac.
A startup that
wants to replace the ad-tech industry by
building a self-serve platform for
advertisers to create and manage their own
ads and campaigns.
A Canadian
startup that has been testing a new way to
deal with the waste of Canadian food waste
by using what they call “a great bed of
lettuce”.
A startup that
is building a platform to take care of
enterprise customers’ sensitive data.
Idea: An API for
domain name registration
A way to know
when a shipment will arrive. The company is
building a mobile app that allows truckers
to track the progress of their shipments in
real-time.
A technology
that will allow robots to follow human
movements and do physical tasks for humans.
The startup is getting $1M from the
Singapore government.
A
proof-of-concept for a drone delivery system
for medical supplies, which it describes as
a “ruggedized, 30-pound, cargo-carrying
drone”. The startup is still in the
development phase and is looking for
partners to help bring it to market.
A startup that
wants to improve the way you pay for car
insurance, by eliminating the agent and
cutting out a lot of the muss and fuss.
A new kind of
online sales platform for small businesses
that’s built around a mobile channel. The
startup wants to help small businesses build
their own mobile app sales channel in two
hours, with a demo version available now,
and a full version launching in mid-2020.
A game where you
play a healer and have to heal your friends
from the shadow that is chasing them
A digital
ad-blocking tool for iOS and Android.
A tool that
analyzes popular Twitter hashtags to show
trends on trending topics.
Micro-loans for
the unbanked, with a minimum term of 9
months, a maximum term of 20 years, and a
minimum interest rate of 2%. The goal is to
offer a lifeline for the unbanked, who often
have a hard time obtaining a traditional
bank account.
A
blockchain-based real estate rental
platform.
An AI-based
chatbot that will help investors make better
investment decisions. The startup says it is
currently in the “soft launch” phase of
their $1 million seed round.
Idea: A
programmable hardware add-on for Raspberry
Pi
The most
influential students in the YC community are
the founders and co-founders of YC startups.
These are founders that have gone on to
found their own companies in the seven years
since YC.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for business owners
to use the same tools to run their business
online as they do in the physical world. For
example, users can use a smartphone camera
to scan a QR code on a package and
automatically get the package’s tracking
info.
An AI bot for
doctors, to help them diagnose patients and
see more patients.
A food and
beverage startup that wants to provide a way
for restaurants to track and manage their
inventory in a centralized database.
A startup that
uses machine learning to help brands find
the right person for the job. They claim to
have found just the right person for 1,900
positions, including jobs at Uber and
Goldman Sachs.
The startup is
working on a new type of mobile banking
that’s mobile-first, and designed to provide
easy access to traditional banking services
like check deposits, bill pay, and direct
deposit.
A startup that
makes it easy to take your own and other
people’s photos and build a website around
them
A browser
extension that lets you auto-like posts on
Facebook
A web-based
video platform for providing short-form,
on-demand “how to” guides for small
businesses. The idea is that users can
subscribe to specific topics, such as ‘how
to sell on eBay’ and then be notified when a
new video is available.
A company that
is building a platform to help people get
involved in public policy and political
engagement.
Amped is a
personal assistant platform that aims to
help people “get unstuck” and get back to
doing the things they love. Amped helps
people make phone calls, book restaurants
through OpenTable, and book other things
that help them get back to doing the things
they love.
A credit card
that automatically pays a percentage of your
purchases each month.
A company that
helps companies manage their email marketing
campaigns through a tool that allows them to
create and send personalized emails to
customers who have expressed an interest in
a brand.
A platform that
helps you share and curate content from
multiple publishers in real time. The
startup's main goal is to help publishers
and brands sell more stuff.
Spectra is a
startup that provides a platform for
building better experiences for “heads-up
displays” which are basically the tiny
screens that are mounted on modern vehicles
to display speed, navigation, and other
information. It’s available on Android and
iOS.
An online
platform to help people find a new dentist,
with the goal of saving them time and money.
Idea: This
startup is building a product that helps
people find the best time of the day to do
some of their most important tasks
A technology
that helps to monitor the health of workers,
including health risk factors and physical
activity levels. The startup believes that
the technology will be important for
companies who want to make sure their
employees are healthy.
A digital health
company focused on providing software and
services for large health care system’s to
help with interoperability.
A platform
designed to help people create a digital
voice of steel and steel-on-steel records.
Image-based
gaming that’s “a big, open world role
playing game experience” that lets you
explore and interact with other players.
A startup that
sells a tool for creating videos that are
designed to be shown on screens in public
A chatbot that
helps users understand the ins and outs of
their retirement accounts.
A startup that
helps companies explore their data across
different data sources, with the goal of
extracting the useful data buried in the
data.
A mobile app
that allows you to find nearby empty parking
spots, then pay for them via NFC.
A digital
marketplace for real estate services where
people can list, rate, and review homes.
A small business
lending platform that takes a portion of the
income of the borrower and invests it in
loans to other small businesses.
The leader in
providing the most accurate way to measure
real estate in the US, this startup is
working on new tools to help people analyze
the real estate market.
A medical device
company that is working to develop a device
that can provide rapid, life-saving care to
non-emergency situations.
The BusinessBold
is an online directory of B2B startups. The
directory allows members to search for
businesses based on location, industry, and
size. The directory is updated weekly.
Another company
that tracks and offsets a person’s carbon
footprint by helping them track their daily
activities, and then offsets those carbon
emissions with payments to offset both the
person’s carbon footprint and their daily
activities.
Idea: A startup
that helps students and recent grads find
and apply for jobs The target market is
students who are pretty much guaranteed to
get a job, but the startup’s ambitions are
much larger
A startup that
helps engineers manage the full lifecycle of
their software projects. It’s a B2B SaaS
platform serving developers worldwide.
This startup
wants to build a new type of credit card for
the underbanked, especially in developing
countries. It takes the form of a prepaid
card and is available in any currency. Given
the lack of banking options in many such
countries, the startup sees a lot of
potential for growth.
A new kind of
social network, ‘Memex’, in which users can
create a personalized journal that can be
viewed by anyone.
A company that
makes software that helps you find the best
healthcare professionals for your needs.
A startup that
makes it easier for iOS and Android app
developers to track their app installs from
the Google Play Store and Apple App Store,
as well as download statistics.
Starts with a
wish list on Amazon, then sends the link to
the gift recipient who can then pick out
items. The company wants to build a
personalized gift registry service on Amazon
that’s easy for shoppers to use.
A social
networking platform to help English learners
learn English, and for native speakers to
learn Spanish.
A startup for
people looking to hire drivers for errands,
allowing drivers to set up profiles for
clients to review and contact them to set up
a time for a ride.
A company that
wants to help companies of all sizes
automate their payroll, in order to save on
payroll and reduce errors.
A company that
aims to be the Uber of freelance services by
connecting service providers with customers.
A tool for
agencies and marketers that lets them create
personalized video ads for brands. The
startup’s first product is a video ad
campaign-management tool that’s in beta with
a handful of clients.
This startup
wants to make all of your dinner
reservations, not just dinner reservations,
but also coffee and wine reservations, spa
appointments and babysitting appointments,
all in one app.
A tool for
graphic designers and animators to create
animations with a single click.
A world map for
VR/AR, which is made up of 3D scans of
cities and landmarks.
A company that
wants to take the hassle out of hiring at
startups.
A startup that
wants to replace the ad-tech industry by
building a self-serve platform for
advertisers to create and manage their own
ads and campaigns.
A company that
wants to build a subscription platform for
healthcare services. The startup is backed
by investors that include Andreessen
Horowitz, Thrive Capital, First Round
Capital, and SV Angel.
A startup that
wants to create an app that keeps you
up-to-date with the latest news and
information from your friends and family, or
just from the web.
A web-based
stencil-and-painting app that allows users
to create customized graffiti anywhere they
can type.
This startup
wants to help small businesses create,
manage, and share Google Docs spreadsheets
directly from their phone.
A startup that
wants to give businesses a way to predict
new customers based on the behavior of
previous customers.
A company that
helps people who want to start a business
but need more information on the legalities
of doing so.
A company that
lets people use a single credit card to buy
things with both Apple and Android devices.
A platform for
managing medical records, bills, and
diagnostics. A SaaS platform designed for
medical providers.
A startup that’s
building hardware that enables and tracks
connected objects to collect statistics
automatically. The company wants to make the
world more “smart”.
A way to buy and
sell tickets for local events, like movie
nights and concerts.
A pet insurance
startup. Founder Alec Sharma says he wants
to make it easy to insure your pet. “You can
get insurance for your dog, you can get
insurance for your cat, you can get
insurance for your hamster.”
A mobile app
that creates a single login for all of your
internet accounts. The company is focused on
developing a solution that is secure and
easy to use. The startup is focused on
creating a solution that is safe and easy to
use. The company is focused on creating a
solution that is safe and easy to use. The
company is focused on creating a solution
that is safe and easy to use. The company is
focused on creating a solution that is safe
and easy to use. The company is focused on
creating a solution that is safe and easy to
use. The company is focused on creating a
solution that is safe and easy to use. The
company is focused on creating a solution
that is safe and easy to use. The company is
focused on creating a solution that is safe
and easy to use. The company is focused on
creating a solution that is safe and easy
An AI chatbot
that helps farmers in India manage their
produce. It’s meant to give farmers access
to AI-generated insights on produce,
including when it’s ripe and when it’s best
to harvest.
It’s a
subscription service for most common
household cleaning needs.
A web-based
video platform for providing short-form,
on-demand “how to” guides for small
businesses. The idea is that users can
subscribe to specific topics, such as ‘how
to sell on eBay’ and then be notified when a
new video is available.
A tool for
creating and executing marketing and sales
campaigns. Available as a Slack bot and as a
browser extension, and also as a mobile app.
A startup that
allows people to set up “virtual” job
interviews. The startup is currently in
stealth mode and won’t be going public.
A news app that
provides video and text updates.
A self-service
dashboard for companies using multiple
accounting software.
A way to
copyright performance art, or “capture the
essence of an artistic performance.” It’s a
sort of digital short film that you can
collect and share with friends.
A tool for
developers to find out how their products
are used, with the goal of helping them fix
bugs.
Flight Share is
a SaaS platform that helps airlines and
travel agencies collaborate.
The startup’s
first product is a set of AI-powered smart
lockers in Manhattan that can be unlocked by
your phone and only unlock when you’re in
the vicinity of one. The lockers are meant
to help you travel more freely, as well as
help improve traffic flow and security at
the same time.
A B2B AI
startup that helps e-commerce businesses
track inventory, order fulfillment, and
customer engagement. They have raised $20
million.
A real estate
startup that makes it easy for both buyers
and sellers to find and share housing and
real estate deals.
A software
company that helps creative teams work
faster by way of music and sound design.
A platform for
recruiting drivers. The startup claims to
have reduced turnover and increased
productivity by 30 percent.
A wearable that
tracks how you walk to help with weight loss
and health.
A standalone
Chrome extension that helps people find the
best local photo-sharing service, with a
built-in map to help users discover new
services.
The app will
allow people to search and buy flights at
any time of day, choosing from direct
flights, travel agencies, or their preferred
airlines.
A platform to
help businesses and consumers on the US West
coast find the best time to buy and sell
homes.
A platform for
data science projects, allowing people to
submit their code and get feedback on it.
They’re also working on a product that helps
people sell their data.
An interactive
video dating app that lets you create your
own personal events and search through the
profiles of others.
A startup that
wants to do the work of a labor union for a
company, helping its employees organize and
fight for better pay and benefits on their
own terms.
This is a tool
that helps businesses in the US comply with
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (ACA). The startup helps companies
perform a self-assessment on their health
insurance plans to see if they comply with
the rules of the law. The code is open
source.
A shopping app
that connects users to local merchants. The
app allows users to search for nearby, often
ethnic-specific, goods, and shop for them
through the app.
This is a place
for people to buy used electronics
A software
solution for governments to more efficiently
and easily collect and process data and
information.
A company that
aims to make low-risk, high-return
investments in real estate.
A tool for
building and connecting ad hoc APIs to help
companies develop and deploy on-demand APIs
on platforms like Slack.
A startup that
builds artificial intelligence and machine
learning products, such as a facial
recognition camera. It’s an SaaS business
that helps businesses use AI to predict
supply chain disruptions and optimize
operations.
One of the most
common complaints about shopping carts is
that it’s hard to compare prices. 3D Cart
hopes to help with that by showing the
prices from the retailer’s site directly on
the cart page.
A platform that
helps people buy and sell single family
homes. Currently focused on the UK. The
company is using a combination of software
and crowdsourced data to help buyers make
smarter decisions.
Redefining the
way the world looks at enterprise IT. As the
founder puts it, "We're building a new
kind of company where there's no hierarchy,
no CTO, no CEO, everything is built from the
bottom up."
A freelance
freelance marketplace for designers and
developers.
This a
personal-finance app that helps people track
their spending and come up with a plan for
paying off loans. The founders say it’s one
of the most active finance apps in Japan.
A CB Insights
alum re-entering the market after 10 years
at another firm.
A digital
payments startup that provides instant
transfers for payment services like Venmo
and Zelle.
An AI-powered
assistant that can help you find the best
nearby restaurants that serve food you like.
A chatbot for
users in the UK who are looking to buy a
home
A startup that
provides an AI-based technology that matches
people with jobs based on their skill sets
and location.
A platform for
early stage companies that focuses on the
content side of an entrepreneur’s portfolio
A health app
that uses a person’s existing social graph
to construct a “social profile” of their
health and use that as a foundation for
recommendations.
A startup that
helps people take care of their mental
health, including counseling and psychology
services. The startup is working on a mobile
app for people to use when they need help,
and is trying to work with employers to
offer mental health support on-site.
A platform for
connecting buyers and sellers of real
estate, with a goal to make the process of
buying and selling real estate as easy as
using Swappa to buy an iPhone.
A way to collect
and analyze large amounts of data from
communities across the U.S. and Canada. The
startup’s app is an alternative to existing
pollsters like SurveyMonkey and
SurveyCaster, meant to make surveys easier
to collect and analyze.
A software
company that provides a tool for creating a
knowledge base for customer service, with an
AI chatbot that helps you solve customer
problems.
A startup that
uses a “rules engine” to provide a
predictive model for understanding the
relationship between various risk factors
and their effects on health.
A startup that
helps people find and purchase loans and
lines of credit for a variety of purposes.
A food delivery
service that uses Ubers to compete with
Grubhub
A way to rate
your mattress, so you can get the best deal.
A Target-like
store that sells clothing and food that is
actually made in the US, not just imported.
It’s not a direct competitor to Nordstrom or
Macy’s.
This startup is
building a way for people to buy music,
movies, or games without having to log into
their social media accounts
A tool to create
and manage offline events, like conferences.
OpenIDEO is a
platform to crowdsourcing ideas providing a
place to design and create products, apps
and websites.
A startup that
helps users choose what they want to do with
their careers by helping them build a
personal profile.
A tool to help
people understand their finances, in the
form of an app that takes a person’s income
and expenses and tells them how much to
spend each month. The startup is also
building a tool to help people understand
their credit scores, and is working with
several credit scoring agencies.
The company
wants to do the same thing that Groupon did
for local deals, except for flights.
A platform that
helps identify and connect brands with
influencers, and enables influencers to sell
their own content.
A startup that
helps you learn the dates of birth of the
world’s most famous people.
A mobile app
that helps businesses track sales to prevent
fraud.
A startup that
helps parents compare health care and
childcare providers.
A new startup
that wants to help small businesses and
restaurants keep track of their inventory,
and the cost of their items.
A startup that
uses a smartphone app to create a marketing
database.
A personalized
video strategy for people with diabetes,
including training and materials. The
company is looking to build a community of
users to help them monetize the platform.
A tool for
companies to manage their various customer
support departments. The company has been
around for a few years and is active in the
UK marketplace.
A platform to
find and book airfare and hotels. The
company’s mission is to democratize travel
with a transparent and fair marketplace.
A company that
provides hourly workers with technology and
training to get their own small business off
the ground. Come Up Now has grown from a
handful of contracts to 200 employees in the
past six months.
A business
intelligence service for law firms to
analyze case data.
A startup that
wants to help people make money off their
pets. It’s in early stages, but has already
raised $145,000 in seed funding from
AngelList.
An online
marketplace for quirky, unique, and
one-of-a-kind items.
A
hamburger-focused delivery startup targeting
the Bay Area, with a goal of having a
minimum of $20 million in revenue by the end
of the year.
A coffee
subscription service for the food industry,
where the coffee is made from beans from the
farm to cup by the service.
An online
platform for small businesses to grow their
businesses. It’s meant to be more of a
business management platform for those who
already sell their own products, rather than
a marketplace like Etsy.
A digital
platform for mortgage brokers to help them
manage their portfolios.
OpenIDEO is a
platform to crowdsourcing ideas providing a
place to design and create products, apps
and websites.
A
subscription-free, open-source messaging
platform for teams. The startup’s founders
say they want to transform how groups
collaborate.
A team of people
that builds software for and with the help
of the general public (readers, writers and
other types of creators). Its first product
was a book, "", which won the 2016
James Beard Foundation Book Award for Best
Nonfiction.
A secure
messaging platform for companies, with a
focus on the enterprise market.
A startup that
provides a service for people who have lost
their job to find work in another city
This startup
helps businesses sell more stuff online by
helping shoppers buy online, then driving
them to a physical store.
A “place to be”
startup that provides digital entertainment
and experiences on larger screens, like
living room TVs and monitors.
A company that
markets itself as the “Netflix for
podcasts”, the startup allows users to get
digital access to podcasts for $5 per month.
A free web-based
tool for brainstorming, ideation and
collaboration that enables teams of all
sizes and across all industries to create,
share and manage ideas.
This is a
startup that wants to help people find a new
job. The company is only in its first month
of operations, and has already added 500
users.
This startup is
building a “smart” bike that can tell you
how many calories you’ve burned and how far
you’ve ridden. The device is designed to
help people get fit, and is a spinoff of the
company’s original product, a smart
wristband that used to measure blood oxygen
levels.
The company is
creating a platform for companies that want
to take advantage of their networks of
publicists, leading to more effective, more
affordable marketing.
The goal of this
startup is to reduce the amount of time
people spend looking for jobs by connecting
job seekers to the companies that need their
skills. It’s not a pure employment-screening
app per se, but a platform that helps people
find out if their skills are in demand in
the market. It’s also built to help them
with their resumes, which it charges based
on the number of times a user interacts with
the app.
A way of paying
for services with cryptocurrency instead of
fiat.
This is a
service that helps people build a custom app
for their business. Currently, the company
is looking for partners to build custom apps
for their business.
The startup has
raised over $2.5 million to date. New
York-based
A startup that
will enable lenders to offer small business
loans online.
An AI that helps
power the “emotional intelligence” of retail
stores, which are expected to grow in
importance.
A self-driving
car startup that’s raised a $5.5 million
Series A.
A startup that
wants to help people make a living from
freelance writing. The company currently has
a few thousand subscribers, and they’ve had
a few hundred paid customers since launching
in Fall 2018.
A
blockchain-based solution for streaming
Chinese TV to the world
A company that
helps companies authenticate their employees
using a device that tracks the electrical
signals in the brain.
This startup is
building a network of community centers, but
with a twist — they’re using all-online
technology to make it easier for users to
access services.
A digital
library for digital comics.
The startup is
looking to build an app that enables
customers to buy pre-made meals (think
take-out) within a few minutes.
A Slack
competitor for the enterprise that wants to
put businesses in touch with one another.
A platform that
helps businesses manage their data more
effectively, as well as connect diverse data
sources.
A startup that
allows people to pay their bills and more
online. It is a web and mobile app that
helps people manage their expenses, track
the status of their bills, and make
payments.
A tool for
building and testing native mobile apps
using an iOS emulator.
A company that
sells a handheld device that can measure UV
quantities for soil. The company’s first
product is a $200 device that measures UV
quantities to help farmers measure how much
fertilizer to use.
A
content-marketing tool for food bloggers.
The startup takes a percentage of a
blogger’s ad revenue.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to get loans from
a bank by letting them use their savings
accounts to finance their loan.
A tool that lets
people collaborate on a contract basis on a
project and build it together.
A
California-based startup that makes a
low-cost, low-power, solar powered charger
for phones and other devices. It’s a rival
to the crowd-funded Fission, which offers a
similar product.
A startup that
wants to use the open API of Google Maps to
allow people to make maps of their own.
A startup
connecting smart home ecosystems to the
Internet of things.
A digital
platform for connecting buyers and sellers
of used cars.
A wireless
charging pad for your smartphone. The
company is working to make the whole process
of charging wirelessly faster, and also
plans to work on a spot-on version in which
a charging pad can be placed on any surface
and a smartphone can be placed on top to
charge.
A company that
wants to make it easier for families to
share photos and video of the kids,
including a new product that lets kids make
their own videos and share them with friends
with a few taps.
A startup that
allows people to connect with local services
in their area, including handyman,
repairmen, and the like.
A remote health
care provider that provides “one-stop care”
for patients. They’re building a platform
that connects doctors to patients and other
medical professionals for appointments and
referrals, and serves as a concierge for
other medical services like supply and
delivery.
A company that
aims to create one-click access to the stock
market for average investors and let them
track stocks in real-time.
An on-demand
e-commerce platform for retail and wholesale
customers (e.g. restaurants, bars, and
importers/exporters).
A company that
provides a platform for businesses to build
and promote their own e-commerce stores. The
company acts as a clearinghouse for
inventory and shipping, taking a commission
on each sale, plus a minor fee for each
product.
Ex-Google
engineers are building a new living room
device they call the “Echo” that’s
essentially a giant voice-controlled
speaker. The device is a stripped-down,
Google-made version of the Google Home, and
can be controlled by voice, music, and TV
apps. It’s set to launch in November.
A platform that
helps agencies and brands manage their
digital campaigns and see stats about them.
A company that
wants to make it easier for people to access
healthcare, through telemedicine.
A company that
helps real estate agents and others make
sense of real estate transaction data across
multiple systems.
A partnership
between a French startup and a Chinese firm,
with an eye on the international market. A
company that wants to make marketing easy
for small businesses.
A platform for
companies to facilitate “experiential
learning” programs. They’re currently
working with three startups, including one
in the YC batch.
A decentralized
insurance marketplace for global insurance.
Designed for
buyers of consumer electronics, this product
helps users compare prices across hundreds
of online retailers. The software scans
thousands of consumer product listings from
over 30,000 online retailers from all over
the world. The company says it is already
being used by over 1 million shoppers in the
U.S.
It’s a company
that hires independent researchers to
evaluate the credibility of news stories.
The startup says it has a staff of more than
30 researchers in the US and Europe and
claims to be the fastest growing news-biased
fact-checking startup in the US.
A payroll
company that wants to “make payroll simple”.
An online tool
that helps journalists find accurate and
reliable information about current events
without sifting through tweets, Facebook
posts, and other unreliable sources.
A platform that
allows you to order a pizza through voice
commands. The startup is hoping to compete
with the likes of GrubHub and UberEATS with
a $5 price tag.
A startup that
provides a service where people can purchase
classes for different hobbies
A company that
helps businesses organize their gifts and
offers for clients, as well as events and
employee recognition, to save everyone time
and money.
The startup is
looking to solve the problem of how to
charge customers for work their employees do
for them. The startup is building a way for
companies to make sure their employees are
being paid for the work they do.
Building a tool
for online shopping for large groups of
people, also known as "multi-store
shopping".
The app will
make it easy for customers to book trips and
delivery orders by selecting from a
shortlist of the three most popular
services, such as Uber and Postmates, and
using a booking code to complete the
purchase.
A way to stay in
touch with a company long after they’ve been
acquired.
A financial
management tool for people with less than
$50,000 in net worth.
Simplifying the
process of getting an investor on board. The
company offers $2 million in funding to
companies that have $20,000 in annual
revenue plus have a proven track record of
revenue growth.
A company that
is working with local governments to help
them use the power of social media to bring
transparency to city hall.
A startup that
wants to “break the tyranny of email”. It’s
a group messaging tool that allows you to
create groups, memberships, and events tied
to a single email address.
The team behind
E-commerce Startup Factory is pitching to
help businesses that have grown but need to
scale their operations. They are looking for
startups that have launched a business, but
are not yet ready for expansion.
A platform where
people can borrow a car for a day or a week
A B2B company
that’s building a centralized platform for
managing the logistics of document
management and sharing. They want to use AI
to help companies manage their documents
better.
A not-for-profit
that’s building a platform to teach girls to
code.
A platform that
helps parents manage their children’s
everything from school and extracurricular
activities to college visits and birthdays.
The founders say they’ve launched a beta
version of the platform that lets parents
order and schedule activities, and set rules
around cancelling and rescheduling. The
founders also have a personal story about
how their startup led them to discover their
company’s mission.
A “cloud” of
software engineers who are architects and
developers on demand. The company says it
gets between $2 and $4 million per month in
recurring revenue.
A tool for
teachers to visualize and understand the
student body
A startup that
provides mobile training to employees, with
a program that offers employees the
opportunity to collect feedback on a mobile
device about their interaction with
customers.
The app claims
to have built the “first-ever AI bot to talk
to your landlord”.
A simple way to
put email and messaging in one inbox, and a
way to make calls from one platform. Each
app is meant to be used alongside the other,
and can be combined with other services like
Slack and Google Voice.
A company that
wants to connect businesses with
professional marketing services.
Foodway is a
startup whose goal is to make it easier for
people to eat healthy food. It’s building a
subscription service that connects
restaurants with local food suppliers and
curates food for its users.
A startup that
helps poor people earn money through their
smartphones. The startup wants to replace
the urban poor with a new type of labor
force that’s more productive and less
susceptible to exploitation.
A project
management tool for people with small teams,
meant to make it easier to track tasks and
track progress.
A LinkedIn-like
tool for securing your network of contacts.
Serves as an
“Amazon” for the “prosumers” who buy and
sell things on Amazon that they can’t sell
on Amazon, which handles shipping, returns,
and customer service.
This startup
wants to help apps that are live broadcast
their broadcasts live.
“A social
network for people that have a lot of
different things they do.”
A text-based
messaging platform for small businesses and
freelancers, with a focus on helping people
access, manage, and share documents and
files.
A B2B platform
that lets businesses find the best rates for
background checks.
A startup for
sellers of physical goods, similar to eBay.
A
micro-investment product for small
investors. The startup has created a
platform that allows you to invest in a
portfolio of loans rather than a single
loan.
Businesses in
the mobile payments space have often
struggled with security. Called SIV, it uses
AI to make payments on a consumer’s behalf
with a single tap.
This is a
startup that’s building a data science team
for brands in order to get smarter, more
predictive and better at predicting the
future of marketing
A startup that’s
focused on helping students, parents, and
teachers access academic content easily
A platform that
lets restaurants post photos and video of
their food to social media, allowing
customers to see what the restaurant looks
like, and even eat the food.
A startup that
helps users create a “mini-startup” and
manage it from one place. The company wants
to help people build and grow startups with
minimal effort.
A startup that
helps commercial real estate companies find
the best deals and manage their portfolios.
A digital food
safety application for importing food. It’s
a tool for checking food safety once it’s on
the plane, and an app to allow governments
to track food in transit.
A VR toolkit for
architects and designers, meant to help them
visualize their ideas with 3D models. The
company is also building a $250,000 grant
for the most promising VR startups.
This startup is
building a digital toolkit to help employees
in the US and abroad to manage everything
from their payroll to benefits to taxes.
A startup that
builds security tools for the cloud. The
startup aims to use threat intelligence from
the NSA and other government organizations
to create a platform that can help find and
stop hacker attacks.
A startup that’s
building a new paradigm for enterprise
workflows. The idea is to focus on a single
task, like a file, and deliver it to
everyone on the team, rather than having
everyone email the same file to themselves,
which is a slow and inefficient way to
manage it.
A startup
building tools for companies to manage
short-term contracts. The company said it
has already raised $14 million in funding.
A tool for
reading faster, with an algorithm built to
read 300 words per minute for average
readers. It’s currently being used by the
likes of Facebook and LinkedIn .
A monthly
subscription service for home laundry
detergent that offers recommendations for
how much to buy, when and how to use it. The
startup has already sold more than $2
million in the past year from its first
customers–with over 25,000 subscriptions.
A startup
founded by Apple alum, which aims to make it
easier for people to clean their devices. In
exchange for every $10 the company makes, it
donates $1 to environmental causes.
A company that
uses a decentralized network to help
refugees find work and get them quickly back
to their homes, because their own government
isn’t letting them leave.
Matching a
user's facial expressions with activities
they would like to do, like watching TV or
playing video games. The startup wants to
use this to tailor ads in a way that’s more
aligned with users’ interests.
A software
startup that helps identify and track the
best opportunities for its users.
A startup that
sells a kit for people who want to do the
things they have always wanted to do but
never had the time to do
This startup
looks to build a more flexible, less
expensive alternative to traditional DNS
(domain name server) services (think
Cloudflare.)
A cryptocurrency
exchange based in Georgia. It was founded by
an ex-Blackberry employee, who saw the need
for a more professional cryptocurrency
exchange.
The startup
helps users complete tasks with a simple
command on a web app. It allows users to
create tasks with a simple command on a web
app. They can be as simple as “add a link,”
for example, or more complicated like “run a
test at https://x.x.x.x/y.”
A platform that
automates the process of doing social media
advertising. It uses AI to match ads to
consumers based on their interests on
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
A startup that
offers a new kind of savings account.
Instead of storing cash in a savings account
for specific purposes, such as a vacation,
the user can purchase a “lifestyle account”
that allows the user to save the money for
recurring costs, such as monthly payments to
a car loan or a credit card bill.
A project
management and collaboration platform for
teams organized around the creation of
online content.
A platform that
connects diverse groups of people with
similar interests
A startup that
helps hotels and restaurants get their
online marketing more focused and effective.
A $25M
investment round, led by Fidelity Ventures,
brings the company’s total funding to
$68.5M.
A tool for
compliance at a healthcare company to help
them understand, control, and report on
their compliance.
A platform that
brings together all of the services that a
company needs to attract and retain talent,
like career counseling, HR, and employee
benefits.
A “get paid to
give your opinions” company that pays you
money to share your feedback on a product.
A startup that
aims to help people of all ages stay in
touch with the people they care about most.
This startup is
building a digital platform for the
financial services industry. The startup
wants to help companies collect, verify and
store financial data, so they can make sure
they’re getting paid for the right thing.
A product that
tracks your sleep and then tells you how it
affects your productivity.
A company that
provides a Q&A startup for companies.
The startup wants to use machine learning to
predict which questions a company will ask
and answer them, resulting in a service
that’s more productive for companies.
A startup that
generates a QR-coded payment processing and
shipping label.
A digital health
startup that is building a system to help
people monitor their health and wellness
from the comfort of their sofa.
This startup is
building a new kind of network for startups,
one that allows them to share their
financial data, such as their expenses, with
other investors. In the past six months, the
startup has raised $3 million from
investors.
TechCrunch’s
IPOs have been pretty good over the past
decade. The 14 most recent IPOs have
collectively brought in $2.4 billion as of
April 2018, according to research from
Pitchbook.
A startup for
service agencies to help them automate
tasks, such as scheduling and follow-up, and
to make it easier for customers to request
service. The business is currently focused
in the UK.
A SaaS tool for
finding and booking open-ended, immersive
style tours in any city. The startup also
offers a booking platform for short-term
travelers and an app that lets you book
tours in advance.
A platform that
helps users make their own ads, then upload
them for approval.
A product that
makes it easy to connect to a variety of
software services including Heroku, AWS,
Google Cloud, Slack, and Salesforce
A CTO partner to
help engineers manage and scale their
businesses.
A new kind of
social network for people who are interested
in sharing their cat videos or pictures on
Instagram.
This is a tool
that helps businesses in the US comply with
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (ACA). The startup helps companies
perform a self-assessment on their health
insurance plans to see if they comply with
the rules of the law. The code is open
source.
An online tool
that helps users make money on their spare
computer cycles.
This startup is
building a tool to automatically generate
landing pages for your campaign. The startup
is a Y Combinator alum, having raised a seed
round in 2013.
A startup that
builds a cloud-based service to help
companies get their vehicles to a service
center for maintenance when they’re out of
warranty.
A company that’s
building an app that helps people negotiate
better deals with their employers.
A system for
anyone to manage how they get their
groceries delivered, from the stores where
they buy to the stores that are closest for
them to get their groceries.
Let’s call this
app the “Uber for food”. This is a
restaurant-on-demand service that can be
triggered via a mobile app.
A digital
currency that aims to make it easier for
artists to get paid for their work in the
art market while protecting them from scams
and frauds.
A startup that
builds apps for markets with different
business models from the US, such as the
Indian market, where companies can’t sell a
product for cash.
A SaaS offering
that helps banks integrate their checking
accounts with their mobile apps.
A startup that
wants to help companies build and manage
their mobile applications. They’ve built the
app-building platform, and have been working
with small businesses and startups to build
their own apps.
A startup that
is building an app that helps you manage and
monitor your employees’ health and
productivity. It’s a service that works in
tandem with a health tracking app, which is
free to download.
A startup that
enables users to determine the health of an
anonymous friend. The startup currently has
70,000 registered users.
A social
destination for food and drink
recommendations.
A startup for
sharing your digital photos and videos with
friends and family.
A customer and
supplier management software to help small
and medium-sized businesses reduce costs and
increase productivity.
The startup is
focused on the global pharmaceutical supply
chain, and wants to use blockchain
technology to help reduce fraud and improve
transparency.
A 3D printing
service for businesses, which promises to
bundle all the 3D printing services together
so customers can find everything they might
need under one roof. The 3D printing
startup, which was founded in September
2018, is based in Silicon Valley.
Blockchain-based
dating platform for people who are already
in relationships.
A small business
services company working to help small
businesses with accounting, human resources,
legal and marketing support.
A
next-generation restaurant delivery app that
allows users to order food, track it and
pay, all through a mobile app. What They
Deliver is putting a new business model on
the table to help restaurant owners grow
their companies.
A platform for
creators of custom-made products to sell
their wares to other manufacturers.
A web
application that allows users to create and
manage their own online communities, and
manage their content in a professional and
organized manner.
A startup to
help people set up and launch a crowdfunding
campaign, like a Kickstarter
A startup that
aims to crowdsource the work of hiring
software engineers, with a tool for job
hunting and research.
Companies today
have huge backlogs of social and community
management needs that are “outside the scope
of their core competencies”
A multi-location
physical store that sells items like
bicycles, fitness equipment, and outdoor
gear. The company has $2 million in revenue
and 20 employees, and is based in New York
and LA.
A system that
gives builders and renovators an easy way to
track down previous owners and use the
information to create a more authentic
renovation process. The startup says it has
already helped about 10,000 customers, with
3,000 of those using it to find previous
owners.
Platform for
making apps in the form of games, by having
users build a game from a set of
instructions.
A startup that
has built an online tool for managing a
property investment portfolio.
A digital
communications platform for maid agencies,
connecting them to customers.
This startup
wants to make it easier to deliver food to
hungry people. Their service is focused on
India, but they plan to expand to the US,
Europe and the Middle East.
A startup that
helps consumers get their money back from
airlines for delayed flights.
A startup based
in New York City that aims to kill the email
inbox forever by creating a tool that allows
users to “scan and organize” their email
inbox, creating an “out of sight out of
mind” mentality that could help people focus
on the most important things.
This startup is
building a platform that helps companies
deliver more useful customer service by
automating the back and forth between a
company and a customer.
A travel booking
app that lets users create trips without
leaving the app, without having to create a
separate account.
A platform for
hiring experts to provide remote technical
support
A real estate
startup focused on providing services to
families moving to new neighborhoods.
This is an app
that helps consumers find an apartment for
rent by allowing them to search and compare
all listings in San Francisco and beyond.
This startup is
building a cloud-based service that allows
small businesses to send invoices and manage
their accounting in one place. It’s in beta
and doesn’t have any revenue yet.
A startup that
wants to use AI to identify and flag “fake
news” on social media
A B2B
marketplace for food products.
A wireless
charger, designed to work on any flat
surface, for any phone.
A tool for
collecting and managing customer feedback
for food businesses
A startup that
helps customers change loyalty cards without
physically going to the store.
A self-driving,
electric semi truck. The company says
they’re trying to “make it a safer, cleaner
way to transport goods”.
This startup
helps users find and repair faulty
appliances.
This startup
helps brands sell their products wholesale
on Amazon by applying the Amazon Prime model
to their own brand.
A startup that
offers a platform for engineers to make
their own tools, or to acquire/buy off third
party tools. The company says it’s already
has a few clients paying for access to it’s
engineering platform.
A startup that’s
building a suite of enterprise software and
SaaS services that help companies with
accounting and payroll.
An online
platform for hiring remote workers. The
Atlanta-based startups aims to be the “Uber
of remote work”, allowing companies to find
and hire remote workers quickly.
A new approach
to translation with machine learning.
A tool that
helps teams improve their communication and
productivity in a group setting
A platform that
helps people build their own online stores.
Customers that build their own online stores
can then order their products through
Amazon, eBay or any other platform.
This startup is
building an app to help companies decide
between what they call “full stack” or
“micro-services” architectures.
A B2B platform
that helps restaurants manage their food
delivery operations. The startup, in
operation in San Francisco and New York, has
raised $5.6 million to date.
A SaaS sales app
that helps salespeople and managers track
sales pipeline, resources and pipeline
capacity.
One of the key
differences between this year’s class and
last year’s was the level of public interest
in highlighting the work of the companies
that were accepted. This year that level was
very high, with over 10,000 people visiting
the project page. That interest was a major
factor in the growth of the class.
A startup that
sells customer acquisition services for B2B
companies. They’re focused on funding growth
for their clients by providing free,
one-time services such as marketing and
customer support.
A decentralized,
privacy-focused, social platform for the
sharing and discussion of taboo things, like
porn and sexuality.
A payments
company that aims to help companies simplify
their payment processing and make it cheaper
for small businesses to accept payments.
A startup that
helps companies find investment
opportunities in the public markets in
developing countries.
This company is
building a toolkit for managing and
monitoring your content marketing campaigns.
The goal is to make it easy for companies to
build and manage their content marketing
programs.
A way to
organize shared teams, with shared
calendars, instant messaging, and more.
A startup that
helps companies test their messaging to
ensure they’re turning customers into
customers. A/B testing and analytics firm.
A company that
uses artificial intelligence to help
investors avoid certain stocks
Building a
software platform for community managers in
China
A startup that
wants to make it easier for people with
respiratory diseases like COPD and asthma to
breathe more easily.
A startup that
wants to bring the feeling of a “welcome
wagon” to the internet.
A “complete-home
automation platform”, with a home security,
lighting, and HVAC system in one box. The
startup is one of the first companies to be
accepted into the InnovateHER program, and
has a partnership with Amazon Alexa.
Employees that
treat hiring like an automated data science
project
A tool for
school districts to track their student
populations, including how many absences are
being taken and whether those absences are
needed.
A startup is
building a data encryption tool for a
specific use case: protecting data in
transit between two
An effort to
build a more efficient and humane way to
process and store food for the future. It
starts with a food-loss tracking app and is
working on a connected fridge.
A startup that
allows users to hire someone to help them
organize their home
A company that
helps freelancers and consultants manage
their work. It’s currently in private beta,
with plans to launch out of beta in 2019.
A cloud-based
pricing model and price management tool for
companies buying and selling online.
This’s the
second time around for the company, which
previously launched a version of its product
in China in 2017, and lost most of its
customers after the Chinese government
blocked its service.
People who have
a lot of stuff are often very stressed out.
This startup is helping them clean out their
homes, one item at a time.
A startup that
helps companies and non-profits track their
donations, using the donations as incentives
to attract and retain employees. The idea is
that the donations can be used as a sort of
“pay-to-work” scheme.
A food delivery
service that promises to deliver food to
your door in under 30 minutes.
A digital tool
for US colleges to create and manage their
course management systems, from scheduling
to tracking enrollment.
A startup that
allows people to have a live video platform
for their devices, including a small screen
app.
A platform for
finding and sharing data sets around sports,
with a focus on finding statistical data
sets.
A crowdsourced
translation app that lets you leave a
comment to help an Italian native translate
an English text into Italian.
Connecting small
businesses with their Facebook and Instagram
audiences.
This is an
on-demand dog walker business, with an app
that allows users to request a walker with
an ease of use similar to Uber.
A new way for
consumers to buy music and pay directly to
artists. Sounding is a new way for fans to
directly support artists they like with a
“tip”, or a donation, that goes directly to
the artist.
A startup
creating a video tool for learning that
allows students to share comments,
questions, and content, helping teachers
capture and rewind complex information.
A crowdsourced
security analyst team.
A startup
providing a digital tool for workers to find
and book their first job, with a focus on
helping women.
This is a
startup that builds a platform for
on-demand, pre-packaged medical
appointments. Today the startup has about
4,000 patients, with a team of five. It
wants to get to $1M in revenue next year.
A toolset for
companies to set up a custom, easy-to-use
digital product. Rely on a team of
consultants who are literate in your
industry and can build a custom product
within 48 hours.
A digital agency
for large brands that wants to help them
become more agile.
The startup,
which was founded in May, wants to become
the de facto “productivity companion” for
people who want to do their own research and
stay on the cutting edge of tech.
A startup that
is building a new type of computer, which it
says can make computing more efficient and
easier to create.
A digital ledger
for e-commerce transactions. The team works
on the idea that all of the blockchain apps
that have emerged in the last few years will
eventually intertwine.
A
software-as-a-service platform that helps
companies create and manage their own
digital campus directories. College Campus
Connections is building its own platform to
allow schools to create their own campus
directories that they can leverage to
recruit and more.
A SaaS platform
that uses AI to find the most efficient way
to handle enterprise business data.
An online tool
that lets you set up an account in 15
seconds.
This is an API
for companies’ internal data. The company
has over 50 employees.
A small-batch,
hand-crafted, and local whiskey company that
makes four different liquors using small
batch distilling.
A company that
builds a system that tracks patients’
progress and their progress against the
goals they set themselves.
A startup trying
to solve the problem of finding cleaners who
can clean between your walls, nooks, and
crannies.
A startup that’s
building a new kind of shopping cart that
lets buyers seamlessly buy products at
multiple sites without leaving the online
store.
A marketing
automation platform for B2B SaaS companies,
touting a 1,500% growth rate in the past
year.
A tool that
makes it easy for brands to manage their
sponsored content on Instagram
A platform for
building connected home products with a
focus on security and automation. The
startup aims to compete with existing
standards like Thread and Nest that can
manage connected devices.
City-state
management software company, enabling
governments to be more dynamic, efficient,
and effective. The startup was founded in
May, and has over 50 clients nationwide.
This is a
startup that’s helping companies organize
and protect their intellectual property,
pitching it as “GitHub for intellectual
property”.
A platform that
connects Etsy sellers with fashion brands
and manufacturers. The startup’s aim is to
help brands and manufacturers easily find
and transact with sellers on Etsy.
This startup is
building a platform that lets retailers
customers buy and deliver products in real
time.
A food delivery
app for restaurants and food trucks, with
the goal of helping them cut down on wasted
food by bringing it right to the front door.
An offering that
gives e-commerce businesses a way to track
orders, which is particularly useful for
online retailers in China and India.
A company that
builds software to help health care
facilities manage patient information.
A company with a
single focus: climbing, running, and hiking.
It’s a big problem in the US, with only 1 in
10 people living in cities with easy access
to mountains. The company makes foot and
hand grip strength and body weight training
equipment and sells them in a subscription
model in-app.
InVision is a
platform and API for building digital
mockups of products where members can
collaborate and share designs, interact with
others, and collaborate on projects. The
startup is a cross between Slack and
Microsoft Flow.
A small business
loan marketplace for consumers.
A startup for
ordering local delivery food from
restaurants, with delivery promised in under
30 minutes. The startup has raised $1.6
million in pre-seed funding.
A 3rd party app
that provides a way for brands to manage
their influencer marketing programs. It’s
meant to help brands determine which
programs are working and which ones aren’t.
A conferencing
app that connects people in real time. It’s
already in beta with over 5,000 users.
A company that
makes a social network for people who are
visually impaired.
An online food
ordering and delivery platform that uses an
in-app feature to review restaurants and
take reservations.
A company that
makes a social network for people who are
visually impaired.
A
consumer-facing startup that offers a
subscription-based service for finding and
saving a place to stay.
A startup for
online resources for writers. The startup
wants to compete with OverDrive and ebrary
by giving people access to a content library
that is curated specifically for writers and
writers’s needs.
An open-source
platform for allowing any developer to build
an on-demand movie ticketing app.
A platform that
helps consumers find local products and
services, and allows brands to reach out to
consumers at scale.
A startup that
wants to help colleges and universities
adopt a more student-centered approach to
their curriculum.
An online
shopping platform that can help retailers
find customers who are buying similar
products.
Inseego is
building a tool to help people build and
customize their own online shop, a platform
to help builders show off their work. The
company is working with several builders and
has built a custom shop on Shopify for a
client.
A B2B service
that helps companies manage their cash,
payments and accounts via a single
integrated platform.
A startup that
builds and manages websites for businesses.
Barter.com is an online marketplace that
allows vendors and buyers to connect. The
company helps them understand and take
advantage of the benefits of the marketplace
and acts as a liaison between buyers and
sellers.
A
product-focused company that helps companies
in the developing world get products
manufactured locally.
A
Google-designed browser that makes
everything on the web searchable.
This company is
building a digital platform for building and
managing groups of physical assets. It’s
first products are intended to be used by
real estate developers and property
managers.
A tool for
schools that helps teachers plan and manage
their school’s communication. The company
says it’s already used by over 1,000 schools
and is growing fast.
A software
product for sales calls that tracks the call
for each person, allowing them to keep
notes, monitor progress, and get feedback.
A startup that
helps small businesses create a more
productive work environment by letting them
track employee productivity and workflows.
A software
company that helps businesses in India
manage their compliance with the new goods
and services tax.
A startup that
makes online payments easier for small
businesses in countries where digital
payments are still in its nascent stages.
A global
marketplace for work opportunities. The
startup aims to bring together people with
work they can do remotely.
Build a digital
community for college students. The startup
wants to be the go-to place for students to
find roommates, find jobs, look for housing,
and more. One of the most interesting parts
of the business is that the startup is
actually building their own apartment
complex, with all the services and amenities
that go with it.
A startup that
provides a service to help people in their
20s and 30s create a professional portfolio
to help them re-enter the job market
A startup that
helps companies use machine learning to
assess the performance of their website. The
startup’s product generates a report for
each website it tests, showing which parts
of the site are most successful and where
performance is lagging.
A way to help
people share and sell their assets, from
furniture to cars, with a dedicated app.
A platform for
managing multiple email addresses, groups,
and more.
A company that
wants to turn grocery shopping into a
personalized, on-demand experience
A startup that
is building a mobile app that can guide
cyclists through repairs to their bikes,
helping them keep their bikes in good shape.
A startup that
wants to help retailers offer discounts to
their customers when they spend in multiple
stores
A way to help
people learn how to create and design
products online
A video-editing
tool that lets users assemble clips from
their camera roll to create
professional-quality videos.
A tool to help
content marketers and publishers plan,
create and publish content, based on a
universal content calendar.
This is a
platform that lets companies manage the
production of their own products.
A software
platform for hiring temporary workers that
helps companies run a more efficient HR
process. The platform’s users say it saves
them time and money.
This is a
service for selling cheap tickets to events,
it’s a cheaper alternative to Stubhub.
A company that
is building a platform for managing “smart”
cities. The company wants to create a tool
that helps cities manage resources like
energy, parking, and transportation.
This startup is
building a platform for companies to manage
all their sales deals. They can use it to
track deals, manage deals, and manage deals.
A company that
helps businesses manage their investments by
using software to match them with the right
funds.
A platform that
helps universities and colleges reach
international students, especially those who
are shy or don’t speak English well. It
helps them find the right person or
organization to help them with anything they
need while they’re there.
This app helps
people find and book hair and nail services
and services at salons, spas, and other
beauty and wellness businesses.
A platform for
selling products online, with a focus on
fashion.
A healthcare
service that provides a platform for human
resources to view and search through the
health records of employees. Providers can
also use the platform to set up secure
access for their employees, and then billing
details are sent automatically.
A platform for
fostering a community of local makers to
teach and learn from each other
This app is
building a platform for blockchain-based
companies to accept payments and provide
escrow services for their customers.
A charging
station for electric vehicles that includes
charging stations for both Tesla’s and
Nissan’s vehicles.
A new kind of
elevator for startups, allowing them to have
private offices with WiFi, ergonomic desks,
and multiple private conference rooms.
A platform for
retailers and brands to sell directly to
customers from their website, with the goal
of cutting out the middle man.
A startup that
builds robots that deliver groceries. The
first robot is going into a store in Berlin
in early October, and wants to expand to
other countries.
AdExchanger
ranked them as the #2 ad tech company to
watch in May 2018, following their
acquisition of Adform in September 2017.
AdExchanger ranked them as the #4 ad tech
company to watch in June 2018, following
their acquisition of Rapportive in July
2017. AdExchanger ranked them as the #6 ad
tech company to watch in July 2018.
A startup that
connects auto repair shops and customers via
mobile app
A decentralized
trading platform for digital currencies,
built on blockchain technology. It aims to
make the digital asset exchange process easy
and secure. The company is currently
developing a desktop app for the blockchain
and is in talks with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission about getting listed on
a US exchange.
What if the
internet let you check on your stocks, find
a doctor, and pay your bills The company’s
app connects users to the information they
need, from financial news to local
restaurant reviews. The company has raised
$6.4 million in funding.
A company
building an on-demand system for the real
estate industry. The startup is in the
process of developing a web-based platform
that allows customers to book appointments
with mortgage brokers and appraisers.
A startup that’s
building a new type of computer screen — one
with a rollable touchscreen that can be
rolled up like a piece of paper.
A free web-based
platform for creating and sharing 3D models
of objects.
A tool that
helps teachers share their “best practices”
to students, and allow students to access
them via video.
A software
company that is building a solution for
managing a client’s daily expenses, which
they say is easier than using a spreadsheet
or creating a budget online.
A SaaS provider
that helps small businesses use their data
to make strategic decisions.
A startup that
uses machine learning to help companies
detect and improve their software code. The
startup is meant to help software
development and quality assurance teams
detect bugs and find ways to improve the
code.
A startup that
lets you do to your social media presence
what you do to your personal email: use AI
to curate your feed, and personalize it.
A tool for
customers to pay for products and services
on their phones, with built-in barcode
scanning. Today the company has over 400,000
users and has seen similar traction to
Square, though older.
A startup that
helps managers find the right funding for
their businesses. It uses AI to crunch
financial data and recommend the right
financing for a startup.
The company is
building a tool to help students and
families connect with counselors, with the
goal of solving the “crisis of crisis
counselors.”
A company that
builds automated tools for teams that create
online courses.
A tools for
music producers and artists to record, mix,
and publish their songs.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to get paid, help
them track and manage their income, and make
sure they get paid.
A job-hunting
app targeted at college graduates looking
for work.
A tool that
helps make it easier to keep track of your
health, financial and work habits.
A startup that
wants to improve the way companies navigate
the court system, mainly through the use of
a single app.
A content
creation tool for marketing firms. The
platform tracks an organization’s content
marketing campaigns, and analyzes the
performance of each.
A tool for
designers to create interactive
visualizations in a fraction of the time it
would take with traditional software.
A platform that
lets people deposit checks with a smartphone
camera, without having to physically write a
check.
A way to curate
online content, letting users curate and
share the best of the web.
A startup that
helps users buy and sell goods quickly and
efficiently across the web and mobile.
A tool that
allows brands to sell their products through
Instagram-like promotions.
$50 app that
connects people with items they’re looking
for (think Ikea showroom product search).
The startup
wants to create a platform that helps
entrepreneurs move their products from
concept to production
A startup for
meeting people for dates and dates for
meeting people.
Decentralized
marketplace that pools freelance services,
making it easier for businesses to get
things done around the world.
This is a mobile
application that helps people find the
nearest bus stop for their commute. It’s
more than just a tool to find routes, the
app also provides real-time alerts to riders
who are nearby, letting them know when the
next bus is arriving. Founded in June, the
startup has plans to expand to other cities
and has run tests in San Francisco and
Minneapolis.
Diverse
companies that have to deal with enormous
data volumes are looking to make their data
analysis more efficient with a hosted,
cloud-based analytics service.
This startup
wants to let people get paid for sharing and
curating content, allowing them to set their
own rate and be paid in bitcoin.
A company that
creates a suite of applications for small
businesses to automate tasks and shave time
off their work week.
A startup that
provides a platform to create and manage a
custom “digital dashboard” for businesses.
A platform for
selling and buying flash drives, through a
single web site. The company is looking to
enable content-sharing and product
discovery.
A solar-powered
furniture startup that makes furniture
that’s both fashionable and environmentally
friendly.
A platform for
managing rental and credit card payments,
with help for real estate agents. The
startup is pitched as a general ledger for
the real estate industry.
The software
startup is aiming to make it easy for people
to have a conversation about racism, white
supremacy, and systemic oppression on their
own terms.
A platform for
managing multiple email addresses, groups,
and more.
A food delivery
service for restaurants. The startup offers
customers a subscription model, giving them
access to a $20-30 menu of food available
between the hours of 8am and 2am.
A platform for
building mobile games that lets you generate
data for your game via crowd-sourcing.
A company that
uses computer vision to identify objects and
provide a simple way to find products that
people are looking for. The company is
launching on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
A credit app
that allows you to save money on your
utility bills by charging you for times when
you don’t use your home.
An online
learning platform that lets employees update
their skills, and the company will pay them
to do so.
A new startup
that aims to bring the popular online chats
of Twitch, Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter
together into a single video-based chat
platform. They’ve built a Chrome extension
that lets you embed Twitch, Reddit, or
Twitter into a video chat.
A platform that
allows people to buy and sell shares in the
same company and for the same reasons (like
a public stock.) The startup is working with
a fund of funds to build a platform for
this, and has $100,000 in revenue.
A social network
for the connected car. It aims to make car
ownership more accessible by providing
access to smartphone-based services that
include vehicle diagnostics, maintenance,
and selling services.
A startup that
helps people with difficult to manage health
conditions (diabetes, heart conditions, etc)
and helps them to manage their health
conditions with reminders to take medicine,
etc
A tool for
creating, sharing and editing instructions
for different types of products.
The startup’s
goal is to help scuba divers understand the
visibility of their masks, how to optimize
their gear, and get the best fit for their
face and face shape.
An API and a
mobile app for Paypal. The startup aims to
let Paypal users create personal online
banking accounts and hold them in one place.
A web-based
platform for executing and checking off
tasks from a single dashboard, built for
project managers.
"Authentic"
is the name of an app that provides a
secure, private and audited chat platform
for businesses. The app allows users to
create a private chat room for a group of up
to ten people, with a group administrator
who can add new members, delete or block
members and monitor chat content. The
company was founded by former Googler and
Google Ventures partner Misha Chellam.
A startup that
helps businesses that make a lot of money on
Etsy — but that don’t have the time to
manage their product listings.
A home care
service that helps seniors find caregivers
to stay in their homes.
An open source,
cloud-based platform that allows companies
to track and report on the performance and
progress of people and teams.
A company that
offers financial training to people around
the world.
A startup that
lets people control lights, temperature and
other home equipment.
Closed-door
meetings are a big part of how businesses
communicate, but they can be inefficient, or
even make communication harder. Fusic is an
app which allows teams to use a shared
whiteboard to brainstorm ideas and plan,
with the idea that faster ideas can arrive
at the right times, and lead to better
decisions.
A startup that’s
building a digital card for people who don’t
have credit cards, allowing them to purchase
goods without a bank account.
A
blockchain-based protocol that allows the
exchange of medical data, and allows for the
creation of a "decentralized healthcare
marketplace".
This B2B app
connects companies with data center
technicians and infrastructure engineers.
A startup that
builds printers that are designed to look
like plants, with wood grain and other
organic details.
A company that
makes business software for small
businesses. In February 2017, Infusionsoft
closed a Series B funding round led by
Greylock Partners that raises the company’s
valuation to $200 million.
A startup that
matches people for daycare and nanny work.
A startup that
sells local marketplaces for food, alcohol,
and other goods to consumers. It’s been in
the works for over a year, though they
haven’t yet been able to launch their app.
A platform that
helps companies make more informed hiring
decisions by tracking candidates’ social
media activities.
A startup that
provides a service for helping people create
a personalized time capsule
A company that
helps businesses develop more effective
marketing plans
A SaaS startup
that helps small business owners by
providing value-added services to their
customers.
A company that
helps companies get insurance coverage and
benefits for their freelance workers. The
startup has built out a marketplace and a
compliance platform.
A startup that
builds a virtual reality “smart glove” for
developers. The startup wants to make it
easier for programmers to use the “magical”
gloves that can track the tiny movements we
make when typing, and other gestures.
Idea: A tool for
building serverless applications, but with a
twist: it’s designed to make it easier to
write serverless applications that are also
APIs
A $20 payment
card that can be used for anything,
anywhere, and is good for 8 years.
A startup for
crewing services, enabling customers to
compare their needs with available workers.
A startup that
wants to build a mobile payment system for
merchants in the United States.
A startup that
uses data to help banks better ensure the
accuracy of their loans.
Intuition has
created a connected digital device that can
be used to help handicapped people with
daily tasks.
A mobile
application that helps companies create new
products. The app helps companies create new
products without any coding knowledge.
A startup that
helps users find someone to take their kids
for a ride, whether it’s to school, to a
summer camp, or a doctor’s appointment.
An API for
restaurants to help them use their ordering
and delivery systems to deliver food
directly to consumers.
This startup is
looking to prevent the spread of the Zika
virus and other mosquito borne illnesses by
manufacturing naturally repellent sunscreen
that users can apply to their skin.
A digital wallet
for Mexico and Central America. The company
wants to be the “world’s first digital
wallet” to help people move money.
Idea: A startup
that helps engineering managers coordinate
software development teams
Food-delivery
service for the elderly and homebound that
doesn’t require a driver.
A startup that
offers a platform for digital nomads to rent
out their homes in a peer-to-peer fashion.
It’s in the early stages of development, but
the founders say it will be “like Airbnb,
but also a concierge service and protocol
for renting out your home when you’re away”.
A crowdfunded
fundraising platform for startups. The
startup wants to help startups get better
funding, and wants to do it by bringing
together investors and startups.
A startup that
helps companies automate the process of
pulling together key customer data from
their customer service and support teams.
A new startup
that builds tools for freelancers in the
creative and tech industries to help them
get paid faster.
Idea: A new kind
of ecommerce platform for physical goods,
where every product page has a video
embedded. The company calls itself “a new
kind of ecommerce platform for physical
goods, where every product page has a video
embedded.” Users can watch videos to hear
the story behind the product, or if they
want, can touch the screen and hear the
video narrated by a voiceover.
This company is
building a service for restaurants that will
help them manage their money and track the
cost of food. The startup aims to keep a
more accurate tally of expenses, which will
allow restaurants to save money.
A startup that
sells 3D printing services to the medical
industry
A job board for
data scientists - one that looks like
LinkedIn.
A software
company that provides a platform for small
businesses to manage their workflows and
projects.
A startup that
wants to connect the world’s supply chains
digitally, with the aim of increasing
transparency and efficiency.
The idea: a
startup that helps users find and order a
caretaker for elderly relatives.
A pitch for a
bunch of startups to start a Slack-like
platform for freelancers that would allow
them to communicate with each other and with
clients.
A business
platform designed for one-person businesses
that helps to automate tasks, manage
finances and make people more productive.
This is a
software company that is building a tool to
monitor and track the health of a fleet of
electric vehicles. It wants to reduce the
cost of maintenance and replace the need for
a mechanic to come to the owner’s home.
A tool for
understanding the many different ways in
which people can make money online, such as
blogging, affiliate marketing, and paid
video production.
A digital agency
that helps companies like Facebook, Google
and Apple with communications needs in
China. They launched around the same time as
startups like Bird and Paper City.
A company that
helps retail chains and radio stations
travel agency and tour operators to create
their own digital storefronts.
A startup that
helps people find their perfect wedding
band. The team has hired several wedding
consultants over the past year, and has
partnered with a jeweler in India to help
find one.
Idea: A startup
that helps brands and agencies plan out
their Instagram marketing strategies. The
founder is a former head of marketing at
Instagram (who worked on its mobile app) and
says that brands still have a hard time
figuring out how to adapt their advertising
to the platform.
A platform that
helps you discover the best doctors and
hospitals for your medical needs, and in
turn, helps them earn their money.
An AI-powered
service that takes live video from a camera
and automatically analyzes it to help
producers improve the quality of the video.
This startup is
building a new type of monitor that can be
worn while exercising or working out to help
you see the world in 3D. The company says
the technology is like a Google Glass or
Oculus Rift, but is made out of plastic and
has a lightweight frame. It also comes with
a built-in Bluetooth speaker.
BluePoint is a
customer service platform that helps
businesses acquire, retain, and engage
customers.
This startup is
building a community for professionals in
international business to meet and share
best practices.
A startup that
offers the ability to schedule meetings with
anyone through Facebook Messenger. Social
Calendar is an iOS app that aims to make
scheduling meetings easier, with features
like a calendar widget and a back-and-forth
messaging system to make scheduling a
breeze.
A software
company that provides a platform to help
people, companies and organizations enter
and manage their POCSAG traffic data from
their existing mobile phone.
A platform for
people to rent their personal vehicles to
strangers using a mobile app, similar to a
ride-sharing service but for personal
vehicles.
The startup’s
co-founder says that their
professional-grade coffee is formulated for
office workers to “get their caffeine fix
without getting jittery” and comes in
breakfast, lunch and dinner varieties.
A startup that
builds “training systems for people who
don’t have the money, time, or training to
learn”
A managed
marketplace for people looking for care for
people with special needs. The startup is a
“high touch” operation, meaning it doesn’t
just hope to make money but also wants to
make a difference for people with
disabilities.
A platform for
homeowners looking to sell their homes,
allowing them to easily list their
properties for sale and hire a virtual agent
to show the property to interested buyers.
A remote
employee scheduling app for business.
A
California-based startup that makes a
low-cost, low-power, solar powered charger
for phones and other devices. It’s a rival
to the crowd-funded Fission, which offers a
similar product.
A startup for
sustainable tech goods
A “tame” version
of a chatbot, with the goal of making it
easier to communicate with the company’s
marketing team.
A software
company that powers the world’s largest
video sharing platform. The startup helps
users watch videos on Facebook, Instagram,
Youtube, and others. It has over 2 billion
daily active users.
A company that
is building a service that allows brands to
market to people in their social circle
using their mobile phone.
Jet.com is a
startup that will sell anything from
household items to clothes to groceries to a
single user, with no membership fees or
minimum purchase requirements. It’s been
called the Amazon of online shopping that
will work on the ground. The company says it
has 1.1 million active buyers already, and a
$3 billion run rate.
A payments
company that offers a way for small
businesses to pay for their own invoices.
The founders say they’re aiming to replace
“payroll” software.
A platform that
helps bring advertising revenue to
“lower-budget” video creators.
An alternative
to the email marketing industry, which is
facing the threat of email overload. The
company is building an email marketing
solution that helps business send fewer but
more targeted campaigns.
A startup that
offers a health insurance product to protect
homeless people in the UK.
A
business-to-business company that creates
and manages marketing campaigns to help
small business owners reach their sales
goals.
A company that
provides a platform for small businesses to
connect with their customers through a
simple yet powerful mobile app.
This startup is
building AI software that helps people find
and rent the best fitting home for their
needs. It’s designed to help people find
homes, and it’s working with real estate
agents and real buyers to launch the
product.
The startup has
developed an app that helps people find
independent contractors for tasks like
writing, editing, or graphic design.
A marketing
platform for small businesses looking to
leverage social media and e-mail marketing
to build their brand and drive ROI.
A company that
builds apps that help family members keep
track of other family members.
A network of
women who are interested in trading
services/products online for fun, personal,
or professional use.
A platform for
streamlining “the most frustrating part of
the hiring process” for businesses.
A platform that
connects shoppers to their favorite brands.
A startup that
brings professional care to those who can’t
afford it. The startup has raised $4 million
to help those in need.
Only 1% of all
workers in the US have their overtime
legally included in their paychecks. This
startup wants to be the alternative. They’re
building a mobile app that tracks time and
automatically computes overtime pay.
A company that
has built a platform that allows users to
send and receive messages in real time, and
is working with the likes of Taco Bell and
Starbucks.
The startup
makes a smart eye mask with a bluetooth
connection to your phone. The startup says
“the only thing that can disrupt your sleep
is the sound of your phone ringing.”
A startup that
helps employees scan and organize their
company’s medical data. The startup also
created a tool to help admins manage their
health data.
A platform for
building and selling quirky,
graphically-enhanced, personalized T-shirts.
A tool that lets
users easily build their own content
management system from scratch.
A startup
working on a new communications protocol for
decentralized networks. The company aims to
build a network of devices that can
communicate without relying on centralized
servers.
A startup
looking to reduce the amount of time it
takes to create and deploy music to online
platforms. It’s a subscription based
service, with pricing based on how often the
band would like to upload.
A startup that
helps build and nurture websites or mobile
apps
Drawing on the
insights from the most-read articles on
Medium, this startup is building a toolset
that lets writers and other creatives see
who’s reading their work and how.
The startup
takes advantage of the fact that people
often have to use their iPhones for multiple
things, and wants to make it easy to manage
multiple tasks at once. It’s a collaborative
task manager for people who frequently use
two or more devices. It’s treating its first
paying customers via its crowdfunding
campaign.
A team of
marketers in Silicon Valley developed a new
way for companies to engage with customers
on social media. WorldFace takes a team of
human marketers who can comment on users’
posts and posts themselves to a Slack
channel, where a bot then follows along.
A startup that
helps small businesses get a loan at a
traditional bank, at a lower rate.
A gourmet food
delivery service that aims to cater to the
needs of people with serious food allergies.
An in-app
messaging app for professionals that allows
them to communicate in private with clients
in real time.
A company that
wants to bridge the gap between internal
teams and customers. They allow companies to
do customer interviews via email or phone,
which they then turn into a survey.
A SaaS platform
for digital advertising, which allows
advertisers to manage their budgets and
deliver more personalized ads by
understanding the intent of the consumer.
The startup says they have $5-6k in revenue
since launching in May.
A chat app for
kids that infuses video into the app. The
startup’s founders have a background in
animation, with one of the founders
previously working on the "Finding
Nemo" sequel.
A home
monitoring system for seniors with the goal
of helping them live independently for
longer.
A platform that
makes it easy for companies to host virtual
teams that work from different locations.
The startup is working with Y
Combinator-backed startup Galvanize.
Helping people
give and receive feedback about their
brands, the startup uses a combination of
surveys, text, and video to manage brand
perceptions.
A startup that’s
working on a way to integrate human and
machine learning workflows. The company
wants to help companies do human-based AI as
well as machine-based AI.
A startup that
wants to build the “Netflix for streaming”.
It runs a Netflix-like service for streaming
videos, but with a more limited selection.
A system that
allows small businesses to manage their
supply chains more efficiently, changing
shipments as needed to fit a customer’s
needs.
A platform that
helps workers find jobs and employers find
workers.
A startup that
makes data-driven content recommendations,
selling it to advertisers.
A tool for HR
departments to help their employees find and
apply for jobs, ranging from sales to
marketing.
A tool that
helps developers buy and sell licenses to
their software. The company wants to be the
“Acme of software.”
A cost of
living comparison tool for millennials
A platform that
makes it easy for companies to test the
performance of their marketing campaigns.
It’s a data-driven platform that shows the
impact of different marketing channels and
lets companies easily see how changing the
mix of campaigns affects performance.
A SaaS for
freelancers where employers can buy, track,
and manage the work of freelance workers.
A startup for
city-dwellers to browse, buy and sell
locally produced goods.
A company that
provides online selling tools to companies
that are already selling online.
A smart lock
with a built in camera and motion detector,
perfect for renters and vacationers who just
want to lock the door.
Bringing good
food to your kitchen and your home.
A startup for
hotels to fill rooms quickly with the best
available rates.
A software
company that hopes to make it easy for
Indian businesses to accept online payments.
A digital
exchange that matches buyers and sellers of
digital products.
A startup that
helps you to create a database of all your
friends on WhatsApp so you can instantly
message without them having to add you.
Custom holograms
for marketing campaigns, allowing companies
to create holograms of their logo or product
that can be used for promotions, company
events, or even as stickers to mark
employees in the office
A digital
assistant for the home, bringing together
control of lighting, audio, and security
into one platform, along with a series of
smart gadgets.
A financial
software company that builds tools that
lenders can use to manage cash flow and loan
payments.
Idea: The first
hardware investment platform that allows
investors and inventors to reach each other
A platform that
allows restaurants to create reservations in
real time
Bingo is a new
way for people to watch live programming on
their phones, without paying for a cable
subscription. The app works with a
subscription to the streaming service Hulu.
A company that
helps connect users with movers, whether
it’s for students moving into a new
apartment or for people moving out of an
office.
They’re the
modern version of a “grocery store”, with a
storehouse of over 400 in-demand items that
can be added to a wish list. They’re free
for consumers, but can have a fee for
businesses with 500 or more items in stock.
A healthcare
startup with a team of radiologists and a
product that brings an imaging tool to the
patient’s bedside.
A food delivery
app that lets restaurants offer free
delivery on orders over $25. It’s testing
this in Nashville.
A local delivery
business that can pick up your groceries
from your local grocer, or your mail order
from Amazon, and bring them to your
doorstep. The service is geared towards
people who are too busy to make their own
shopping trips.
A startup that
lets you get data on your workforce from
multiple sources and into one place
A white-label
content marketing platform for brands and
retailers.
A technology
that allows you to receive a text message
with a code that lets you know when your
package has arrived. It’s similar to the
Amazon Prime Now service, but for local
stores.
A company that
helps its customers to “reduce the friction”
between their customers and their employees
by using a distributed ledger called
Hyperledger.
A self-driving
platform for the automotive industry, the
startup claims to allow car manufacturers to
build cars that can be steered by a human
driver, but that can also navigate on their
own in the case of an accident.
A digital
assistant that helps you complete tasks,
like finding a restaurant, booking a table,
or helping with a reservation. The assistant
is currently only available in the US, but
the company wants to expand to more
countries.
An ecommerce
platform for food that’s grown organically
and locally with a focus on freshness and
sustainability.
A startup that
aims to make it easier for people to access
health care without worrying about high
costs. The startup wants to create a more
seamless experience for patients with
insurance covering more than 80% of health
care costs.
A startup that
lets you make a digital video in VR and then
export it, so that you can share it with
friends and family.
A company that
creates community management software for
small businesses to help them with customer
acquisition, customer service, and
communication.
A company that
lets businesses forecast demand for their
products. They’re currently doing predictive
maintenance for industrial equipment.
A registered
nurse who is also a social entrepreneur
wants to build a startup helping companies
with HR and payroll tasks.
A tool that
allows users to sell their data and use the
proceeds to buy other apps or things. The
startup is trying to be the Facebook of
apps.
A startup
connecting companies and people who have to
deal with outdated or damaged machines.
A new kind of
grocery store that takes advantage of the
fact that many people can’t shop alone. The
concept is that it’s one person browsing the
store while the other is cooking.
A protocol that
helps create custom experiences for wearable
devices
"A startup
for augmented reality games, where players
can play games together regardless of their
location or device, and compete for world
rankings."
A company
building a platform for the buying and
selling of digital and physical property.
A portfolio of
startups focused on building products that
make it easier to follow the money.
“A social
network for talent”, where job-seekers can
post profiles and connect with companies
that fit their skills and career goals.
A SaaS startup
that makes it easier for retailers to sell
products, including their own, via email.
The company wants to help brick-and-mortar
stores convert to e-commerce.
A way to
automatically track and analyze a person’s
social interactions with others, with a goal
of helping them improve their relationships
and live a happier life.
Skoolie is a
software platform that lets you create,
manage, and use a network of student-run
vehicles. The startup lets parents create a
fleet of cars and manage them via a
cloud-based app. Parents can also help their
students learn the importance of driving,
and earn a little money on the side.
A startup that
sells a monthly subscription box of all the
best products from Kickstarter each month
A startup that
provides a way to store and manage patient
records, with a focus on the overworked
physician.
A startup that
uses AI to make you feel like you’re getting
a better deal on your car insurance.
A set of tools
for creating virtual reality experiences.
An online
learning platform that uses computer vision
to teach people how to code
Idea: A startup
for tracking and keeping tabs on the cost of
a medical procedure. The idea is to allow
patients to shop around for prices, and also
to provide a level of transparency that many
hospitals don’t have.
A startup that
helps people who have trouble remembering
dates and times to add them to their
calendars automatically.
A visualization
tool that can be used to easily compare
things like health savings account benefits,
retirement savings and credit card rewards.
A new Uber-like
platform for on-demand delivery. The company
plans to use the same technology that powers
the on-demand delivery app to streamline the
process of getting food delivered to your
home.
A “social
network built for the modern millennial”,
with features like a group chat, a profile
page, a newsfeed, and social networking
features to connect with nearby people.
A more secure
way to share sensitive data with other
companies and partners in an IoT scenario.
A chatbot for
the fashion industry, which helps clients
find samples, find stockists, and query
fabric.
A customer
service app that allows businesses to
respond to inquiries in real-time.
A log analytics
company that wants to turn the data from the
billions of rides taken every day by its
customers into actionable insights for its
customers.
A startup that
wants to help banks deal with
"intermediary" services, like
payroll and benefits.
This startup is
developing the first FDA-approved small
animal pain drug.
A platform for
companies to fund startups in exchange for
equity in the startups.
A company that
allows people to create customized “banking
services” for themselves, from getting their
paychecks directly deposited to arranging
overdraft protection or making payments
online.
A subscription
business that sends you a box of everything
you need for a vacation, including items
like wine, cheese, and a new toothbrush.
A startup that
helps small businesses create data and
marketing plans that will be more effective
and generate more revenue
A tool to help
you set up your own business without having
to learn a whole new system.
Zulberry is a
mobile payments and commerce platform aimed
at growing business in emerging markets. The
company wants to become a more effective
digital alternative to cash.
wants to be like
LinkedIn, but for the world of work. It’s a
targeted, global social network for
businesses where data is shared
automatically.
A debit card
payments system for corporate clients, built
specifically for software products.
A web app that
helps people keep track of all the things
they’ve bought online.
A data-driven
organization that helps non-profits with
data analysis. It’s team of researchers and
researchers will perform data analysis for
charities, so they can focus on the most
effective ways to raise money and encourage
donors to give.
The “Hacker News
of the South” is a regionalized version of
Hacker News, the popular tech news
aggregation website.
A mobile app
where people can donate money to artists or
bands that they like. The startup is working
with artists like N.E.R.D., KATY PERRY, and
SEX AND THE CITY.
A company that
helps clients find qualified customer
service agents.
A platform that
connects people to community service
projects near them, with a web-based
platform and mobile app.
Idea: A startup
that lets you gift someone the ability to
see the world, rather than a specific
destination. The startup has 2 mentors and 7
founders, all of whom have traveled the
world and are building an online community
of people who are making the world a better
place.
This fitness
startup is helping customers optimize their
workout routines after analyzing information
about them through their Fitbit wristbands.
This startup
helps businesses find customers in the
Philippines by allowing them to advertise
products and services in the Philippines by
word of mouth, in an effort to beat the
competition.
This startup is
building a mobile payment solution in India
that’s optimized for lower-income users. It
provides a way for merchants to accept the
main payment methods in the country.
A job-posting
system for businesses, helping them find and
hire people.
A tool for
scheduling and estimating repairs. It
currently has over 2,000 customers in the
UK.
This startup is
building a credit scoring system that
combines traditional FICO scores with an
algorithm it’s using to predict the
likelihood that a person will default on a
credit card.
An Android app
that helps small businesses find and book
talent like a more efficient version of
ZipRecruiter.
A startup for
selling home goods. Things are sold from the
company's warehouse, shipped to the buyer,
and then the item is sold on Amazon.
A way to save
money on growing herbs and vegetables. Users
take a photo of a plant, and the app can
determine the optimal conditions for growing
it.
A startup that
helps fund education for kids in low-income
communities through crowdfunding.
A system for
keeping track of and organizing your food,
in the same vein as the company’s app,
Wunderlist. The company says the app is used
by 75 million people.
A startup that
wants to help people who are trying to sell
their cars The startup connects people with
potential buyers by making a marketplace for
A joint project
of the US Department of Agriculture and the
National Park Service, which is trying to
create a mobile payment system for parks.
A tool for
creating and sharing a digital portfolio
A “workplace
transformation“ company that helps companies
bring together members of different teams
and give them access to other team’s data
and projects.
A video software
company that lets users record and edit
video in a web browser. The startup wants to
make it easier to create and share videos
without the hassle.
A startup for
real estate professionals, pitching itself
as a Google for real estate agents.
A new way of
making yogurt. Instead of a starter culture,
they grow the yogurt with probiotics.
A decentralized
prediction market, looking to use the power
of the blockchain to bring more transparency
to public wagers. The startup already has a
partnership with the NBA to use data on
player performance to create more stable
markets.
A startup that
aims to make a service for college students
that helps them find and pay for housing,
then pay it off through a loan.
A platform to
build, publish and share content, connecting
all the right players in the supply chain.
A startup that’s
building a video chat app for people on the
go. The startup is building a chat app that
works on both Android and iOS.
One of the most
ambitious startups at Demo, Abhi makes a
“facial recognition” security system that
can be installed on home doors or windows to
let you know when someone tries to come in.
A company that
builds an ordering platform for farmers to
get their vegetables and products to market
faster.
A startup for
recording and sharing gameplay footage,
enabling faster, more accurate
collaborations between developers and
players.
A platform that
helps companies use the internet of things
to monitor their buildings
A startup that
sells a subscription service to teach people
how to use their smartphones
A new way to
treat cancer, using a bone marrow transplant
to reprogram a patient's own cells to attack
and kill cancer cells.
A platform that
helps people find good people to work on
projects with
A small team of
developers who specialize in both front-end
and back-end development. The startup is
looking to build a web platform to integrate
data from other sources into Tableau.
They’re currently $5,000 in debt.
This startup is
currently in a working prototype stage. It
seeks to connect companies with licensing
partners and business partners at all levels
of the supply chain.
A company that
provides paid mobile data for people on
limited data plans, which it says is the
only one in the US. The startup has raised
$2.3 million in funding from investors
including Y Combinator.
This startup is
building a technology platform that allows
customers to connect, share, and sell
products from all industries, from apparel
to cars to furniture.
Productivity
software for the tubular time management
band, a $15 rubber band that helps users set
goals and stay motivated. The product is a
physical, wearable software product that
syncs with the band.
Helping
businesses in the US and Europe with their
international tax obligations.
A tool for
managing your social media accounts,
allowing users to see their entire social
media feed on one dashboard.
The startup
wants to build a tool to help employers
manage their workforces, using algorithms to
calculate and monetize various work hours.
A new way to get
enterprise-grade security for all your cloud
apps using orchestration from a single
source. It’s a security automation tool that
promises to make security management easier
for companies of all sizes.
Building a bot
for managing an indie game studio’s social
media. The startup wants to help indie games
studios manage their social media accounts.
A startup that
wants to use AI to help companies understand
and predict human emotion, potentially
improving the way they advertise, design
products, and market their services and
products.
A startup that
wants to make it easier to remotely and
securely manage and update home and office
devices.
A startup
looking to provide a new way to search CSV
and JSON files. It aims to provide a simple
and easy-to-use interface to view, organize
and search data in real-time.
A mobile-only
bank account for Brazil. A tiered account
that allows individuals to pay bills and
receive transfers.
Patient-centric
software (software that helps patients take
better care of themselves) that helps people
manage their own health data.
A platform that
lets the company’s members trade stocks
without the distraction of on-screen
trading.
A platform that
provides education at a lower cost, with a
focus on “smaller companies that don’t have
the resources to deal with the expense and
bureaucracy of traditional college”.
A startup that
helps people save money on bills and
utilities, by connecting them to companies
that can offer deals to them.
Web-based real
estate platform that connects customers with
property brokers and developers.
A “remote
headquarter solution” that provides a
virtual office for employees who work from
home.
A company
focused on doing the same thing as
Freshbooks, but for freelancers.
What it is: A
chatbot that lets people find and hire
freelance specialists. The platform aims to
work with a wide variety of professionals,
including interior designers, virtual
assistants, and even personal trainers.
A platform for
managing the complex relationships between
buyers and sellers in the modern supply
chain.
A platform for
calls-to-action on social media, allowing
users to quickly share a button on their
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat
profile that drives traffic to a website or
app. The site has more than 5 million active
users.
Customer support
software, aimed at wearable tech and health
care providers.
A student loan
refinancing platform from Y Combinator alum
Brick Road, launched in August with $10
million in venture funding. Brick Road talks
about helping borrowers get lower rates than
the ones offered by banks, and promising a
“low-cost, low-equity” funding source.
A tool that
helps with all aspects of booking training
and events. It helps you find venues,
speakers, and attendees, and generates an
end-to-end proposal for pricing and payment.
A chat-based
recruitment platform for recruiters that
allows them to manage and publish their job
boards, and manage the conversations that
take place on them.
A financial
services company that provides loan payments
and collection services. The startup is now
profitable and has a $4.5 million valuation.
A company that
helps with home repairs and renovations,
letting customers research and book local
contractors
A “smart ring”
for the elderly, built on a similar model to
the Fitbit. They’re not yet available.
A startup that
connects consumers, who want to buy organic
produce, with local farms.
This startup
uses technology to help small- and
medium-size businesses process credit cards.
It’s currently in beta with 100 small
businesses.
Launched in
April, a company that helps restaurants
streamline their food ordering and payroll
process.
A startup that
wants to help banks deal with
"intermediary" services, like
payroll and benefits.
A “social media
productivity tool” that helps you get
everything done by prioritizing tasks and
scheduling them out.
A CRM that helps
small businesses set up recurring revenue
with tools for customer management,
marketing, and sales. The startup wants to
make it easy for small businesses to set up
recurring revenue models, and charge
customers monthly.
A platform for
paying people who do things like plow your
driveway and mow your lawn.
A digital tool
for finding properties for sale, with a
white-label version for home sellers. The
startup is also building a tool for selling
houses as well.
A system that
brings together everything from a company’s
website, social accounts, emails, past
financial records, etc. under one place.
The startup is
developing a global network of “Barista of
the Future” in 20 countries where them will
be a barista in a coffee shop, and they earn
a living wage. The program is designed to
provide baristas with the skills they need
to run their own business, and to help them
start their own locations.
WayUp wants to
combine job listings with social recruiting
to help connect job seekers with employers.
A SaaS offering
that helps banks integrate their checking
accounts with their mobile apps.
The idea here is
that you can build the game you want, rather
than having to buy a pre-defined set of
games for your kid.
A graduate of Y
Combinator and Google Brain, a startup spun
out of Stanford’s machine learning lab that
wants to make machine learning accessible to
researchers by making it easy to train
models without having to write code.
An AI that helps
power the “emotional intelligence” of retail
stores, which are expected to grow in
importance.
A workplace
application that automatically analyzes
emails to determine which emails are the
most important and should be answered
immediately. It’s trying to replace the
traditional “email triage” process with a
more targeted process that says, for
instance, “take care of these 10 emails
first, then this one”.
A mobile app for
mobile marketers and companies to easily
manage their ad campaigns.
A data platform
that helps detect, prevent, and mitigate
fraud on all payments. It works with banks,
Venmo, and Western Union.
A startup that
helps users visualize their money and
investments in a user-friendly way, helping
them see where they’re spending their money
and then allowing them to take action to
make changes.
A Y Combinator
company that helps entrepreneurs build their
business with video.
An online
subscription service for local newspapers
and magazines.
A startup that
helps people create, distribute, and sell
music online. According to its founders,
there’s a $30 billion music industry in the
US, but it’s almost entirely untapped in the
digital space.
A platform that
brings together the best of e-commerce,
wholesale and retail, with an emphasis on
high-quality products at the best prices.
Idea: A
peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange that
lets you trade without a centralized
exchange
A platform that
integrates with healthcare providers to find
communities and provide feedback on their
needs. Its goal is to bring community health
and quality of life to this underserved
population.
A whiteboard app
for collaborative brainstorming.
An all-in-one,
cloud-based HR software
This startup is
building software that converts all the
photos you take on your phone into a web app
that can be shared with others.
A physical card
that can be used to charge software as a
service, like SaaS, subscriptions and free
trials.
A company that
sells custom-made T-shirts for its
customers, and has partnered with a number
of companies like Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and
Tapatalk to offer exclusive designs.
A startup that
is building a platform that allows its users
to connect their accounts on different
websites like Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram, with the goal of creating a
platform where their data is stored in one
place.
A way to make
bus stops more efficient and integrate
real-time bus information into Google Maps
A company
building a marketplace for providers of
clothing, accessories, and home decor. The
startup aims to eliminate the middle-man and
help customers find the best deals, no
matter if they live in São Paulo or Seattle.
A platform that
brings together the local food community,
including farmers, chefs and restaurants.
An accelerator
that helps women in tech get funded
A company that
creates a secure file sharing service for
the enterprise, with a particular focus on
the financial sector.
A company that
will sell you a ticket on the blockchain.
A company that
builds the software enabling people to
create and sell virtual goods to each other.
A startup that’s
creating a “chatbot” for HR. The startup is
currently working with companies on the
backend of the recruiting process.
A platform that
helps people with small car loans get lower
interest rates
A home-sharing
platform for students on the move. It allows
students to rent out rooms in their homes
for short periods.
The goal of the
company is to replace the lack of dedicated
parking spots for delivery people by
creating a “park and pay” system.
A system that
allows companies to manage corporate
accounts and payments
A company that
sends workers out to measure sites for a
precise fit for solar panels
A startup
designed for salespeople to sync sales calls
with their sales history, history of sales
calls with their customer, and push out
daily reports.
A startup for
remote teams to communicate and collaborate,
allowing them to access virtual spaces and
tools for the workplace.
A startup for
book authors, publishers, and fans to help
them get their books into libraries.
A digital
solution for children to manage ADHD.
A company that
helps you track down your lost luggage and
helps you make sure it’s not been stolen.
A self-driving
car startup that’s raised a $5.5 million
Series A.
A startup
building a platform to let healthcare
providers share data, allowing them to see
what other services an individual is using
and work with providers to maximize their
use of services.
A web-based
platform that allows users to create and
manage custom-made credit cards to make
online payments. They also offer an API for
customers to build their own solutions on
top of.
A tool for
helping people pay off their student loans.
The company has already started paying off
over $3 million in loans for people who took
out their student loans in the 1990s.
A company that
lets companies on the go track their
employees’ productivity at the office by
using a dashboard that they can access on
their phone. The startup aims to make work
more efficient.
A company that
helps designers create custom-made leather
goods for clients.
A way to
remotely monitor/control smart technologies
using a mobile app.
A web app that
helps people keep track of all the things
they’ve bought online.
The answer is
not entirely clear. Startups that are
working to solve a business problem have the
least success of any type of startup.
Web app that
will help you keep track of how much time
you spend at the gym.
A startup that
provides a service where people can buy
single-use items like baby wipes and toilet
paper for their next camping trip
A tool that
helps small businesses connect with
customers. The company’s founders say that
the company’s users have saved over $500,000
by using the tool.
A startup that
wants to add “biometric security” to
inexpensive smartphone cameras, so the
camera can be opened and the phone stolen by
an attacker. The startup is working on the
technology, which relies on an in-built
fingerprint scanner using a touchscreen to
unlock the phone.
This startup is
building an app that helps you browse and
buy clothes in a world where it’s hard to
find a style you like. At launch, the app
will feature over 1,000 brands from across
the world, but the plan is to expand to
everything.
A tool to help
recruiters identify the best candidates for
each job. For instance, if an ad says a
certain job is in Chicago, the tool can look
up the average salary and job openings to
determine if this job is a good match.
a global digital
health company. The company’s platform is
designed to convert health data into
insights that can be used to improve health
outcomes.
A tool that
helps people create a website using a single
drag-and-drop interface. The tool is aimed
at people who don’t know how to code — and
it’s being used by companies like McDonald’s
and Coca-Cola.
Fostr is a
marketplace where people sell their unused
clothes. The company has raised $1.5 million
in seed funding and says they’ve sold over
30,000 items in the last two years.
A way to find
and hire the best contractors in San
Francisco, the founders say.
A startup that
helps people who like to receive packages
from Amazon.com and other retailers, but
don’t want to pay for the delivery service.
They use the company’s free-delivery
service, Prime Now, as well as U.S. Postal
Service.
A startup that
wants to bust the myth that just because
you’re over 40, you’re not likely to find a
job.
A social network
for restaurants, startups and developers.
It’s a platform where restaurants can find
users to fix their tables, answer the phone,
and do general upkeep.
A startup to
help people make good financial decisions by
presenting them with an income forecast for
every month of a job and helping them see
how much they need to save for retirement.
This startup
helps online retailers capture customer data
when someone visits their site. It helps
retailers track how visitors move through
their site, how they interact with ads, and
what pages they visit.
For the past two
months, the startup has been building a
platform that helps people find jobs, with a
focus on the job seeker. The solution is
built on an AI that scours through job
listings, and a platform that allows job
seekers to better manage their resumes.
A tool for
helping people learn a new language. The
startup is launching in early August.
A startup that
aims to be a hybrid of Slack, Gitter and
Discord, featuring a notification system
that lets you know when a team member is
available, or if they’ve left the room.
A company that
provides apps for the healthcare industry,
to help doctors and nurses be more
efficient. The platform includes apps like
digital medical records, electronic health
records, patient education, and clinical
documentation.
A company that
creates software to help companies analyze
their business operations and get insights
about how their business is performing.
This company is
working on a prototype to help people get
around cities via autonomous cars. The
startup is working with auto manufacturers
to get cars that can be controlled by a
phone app.
A startup that’s
building a hybrid of Uber and Airbnb, a
peer-to-peer hotel booking platform. The
startup is building a mobile app that allows
users to find, book and manage private
rooms, in addition to a marketplace for
services.
A group of four
college friends who decided to start a
company to help create a more efficient way
to source and manufacture electronics. The
company wants to be the first company to
completely eliminate the middlemen of
electronics manufacturing and create more
manufacturing in the U.S.
A platform for
managing supply chains for small businesses,
connecting them to factories, distributors,
and suppliers. It’s currently working with
factories in China and Vietnam.
A tool for your
business to see what you’re spending on
payroll.
People often get
sick in the winter, and the startup wants to
help manage those colds and flu. It’s
looking to build a platform that provides
real-time tracking of colds and flu.
A startup that
helps recruiters connect with the right
candidates through a database of engineering
graduates, with a twist: the startup’s
algorithm finds the best fit for each job,
rather than the recruiter. It’s still in
stealth mode
A social
networking website where people can post
pictures and videos of their cats
A platform for
independent artists to market, sell, and
discover art. Creative Market has over 2
million users, so they want to help new
artists set up their own store to sell their
work.
A startup that’s
building a service to help hedge fund
clients make better decisions by providing
active asset allocation models.
A company that
helps people buy real estate, financed
through a small down payment, with the rest
financed through a refinancing plan.
A web-based,
cloud-based app that helps organized people,
called “Mavens”, manage their life,
including shopping, to-do lists, etc.
A class for the
next generation of U.S. military officials
to help them reach their full potential.
A way to make
sure that everyone who needs medical
treatment receives it, regardless of where
they live. It’s currently in its seed round
with $75,000 in funding.
A portfolio
management app for freelancers and agencies.
Idea: A startup
that uses AI to help restaurants optimize
their menus, ensuring that no item is priced
too high or too low for the quality that it
offers
A business
analytics software company that wants to
help companies make better decisions and
build better products.
A way to help
people make better decisions in healthcare,
by making it possible to compare the cost
and effectiveness of different treatments.
A visual
platform to help users track their health
and wellness, from fitness, to medication,
to food, etc.
A startup that
helps schools and universities establish
open data programs to promote transparency
and accountability.
A personal
concierge for people living in cities who
want to rent homes in their neighbourhood.
A digital
assistant for businesses that works across
various platforms.
A software suite
that allows customers to watch their “spam”
folders in real-time, allowing them to see
which social media accounts are actually
sending unsolicited messages.
This company,
together with the MIT Media Lab, is
developing a 3D printer that can print any
object with a human face.
A social
platform for the food industry. The startup
wants to be the platform for all of your
meal prep activities, from shopping to
cooking to shopping for ingredients.
A startup for
temporary workers for cleaning and other
services.
A home energy
provider to customers who want to cut their
bills. The company wants to make the process
of switching energy providers as easy as
changing your phone plan.
A startup that
aims to help companies find the best talent
for each job. They are based in New York
City.
The startup
helps people sell their second-hand products
online, with the process integrating with
eBay.
This startup is
building a tool that helps restaurants
manage the costs of delivery, predicting
when customers will order and then using
predictive analytics to ensure food is
available when they need it.
A
subscription-based service that helps
companies digitize products and products in
the process.
A company that
helps businesses organize their gifts and
offers for clients, as well as events and
employee recognition, to save everyone time
and money.
A way to
organize Facebook groups, particularly those
that take after the real-world meetup and
community model
A platform that
allows people to track their spending habits
and budget. It also allows for easy creation
of budgets and goal tracking.
A company that
wants to help people find and book cheap
accommodations.
A startup that
wants to take the pain out of booking a
flight. The cofounders, who hail from three
different continents, say they’ve been able
to eliminate the pain in booking a flight by
combining the data from various travel
sites.
A free messaging
app that is meant to replace Slack.
A digital
assistant for the home, bringing together
control of lighting, audio, and security
into one platform, along with a series of
smart gadgets.
A startup that
helps connect the dots between a person’s
social media profiles with the businesses
they frequent, enabling them to see the
whole chain of connections.
A startup that
allows employees to manage their income,
expense and banking information. Small
business owners that pay their employees in
cash have to manage a number of paper
documents to keep track of those payments.
Hatipol, which was founded earlier this
year, is building a system to do this more
efficiently.
A messaging app
that allows users to send cash with no fees.
A startup for
insurance products. The startup works
directly with insurance companies, helping
companies get quotes and make money on the
deal.
A programmable
lock that can be used by consumers and
businesses to control access to their homes,
offices, and cars.
A personal
concierge app for hiring and scheduling
personal trainers. The company takes a 20%
commission on all sales.
A startup that
helps a family navigate the health care
system when a loved one is sick
A startup that
lets you upload an image and text and
automatically turns it into a
professional-looking business card.
A startup that
combines the power of a CRM and a
service-level management tool to help
companies manage their IT infrastructure.
A CRM for
retailers that uses machine learning to
predict consumer behavior and then recommend
what products to sell based on their past
purchases
A tool for
creating collaborative music. The startup
wants to provide a new kind of music making
experience.
Humaniq wants to
provide a system for users to buy and sell
cryptocurrency, using mobile phones. The
startup is building a mobile banking app
that allows users to buy, sell, trade, and
hold funds in cryptocurrency.
A third-party
insurance company that offers $0 monthly
premiums to customers who pay in full every
month.
A Chinese
startup that wants to help people learn
English faster and easier. The startup
writes questions and answers on cards and
puts them on a string, which people can play
around with. And their idea is proving
popular in China, with a million cards sold
in three months.
A cloud-based
e-commerce platform for restaurants, which
also includes a loyalty program, recipe
sharing and ordering, and a restaurant
finder.
A
“transaction-based” social network, where
people can follow others and interact with
them through messages. The startup has
already signed up 500 users in the US and
has plans to expand internationally in the
coming months.
A platform to
help nonprofits raise more funds, with a
model similar to Kickstarter
This startup
wants to use its data to help people decide
where to vacation, and where to live. It’s a
bit like other startup like TripAdvisor —
but it’s also a concierge service that wants
to help show people the best places to
vacation and live.
A home-based
financial education company for low-income
families. It aims to teach families about
budgeting, saving and investing.
A ride-sharing
app for the elderly
A tool meant for
teams to create and manage action plans to
increase productivity in the workplace. It’s
a tool that organizes the information you
need to be more productive in a way that’s
easy to understand.
An AI civic
engagement platform. The startup aims to
help develop AI tools that can be used to
create citizen-driven initiatives for public
health and development.
A platform for
remote workers where they can share their
workspace, access to tools and other
resources, and can build the work
environment they need. The company recently
received $1.75 million in seed funding.
Idea: A startup
that is building a mobile app, where you can
invite your friends to play games with you,
and earn money.
A free online
platform that allows consumers to give
feedback on products and services before
they purchase. The startup, which was
founded in May, wants to provide an easy way
for consumers to provide feedback to brands
before they purchase.
A secure,
automated email-based system for handling
sensitive transactions. They’ve built a tool
that uses the public keys of people’s email
accounts to take payments and even file
taxes. The founders tell us they have $6
million in funding from participants in Y
Combinator and have received an undisclosed
amount of seed funding from YC.
A program for
non-profits to get funding from investors.
Helping
consumers to find the best mobile carrier
for their needs, and help carriers mitigate
churn.
A company that
helps restaurants, bars and coffee shops
optimize their ordering process. The
startup’s platform lets customers search for
locations, get delivery options from there,
and track orders.
This is a book
publisher that helps authors make money from
their work, by selling digital and physical
copies to readers, then compensating authors
with royalty payments on each sale.
A startup that
helps businesses with building products that
can be launched on Shopify.
A simple, online
platform for paying bills.
A startup that
wants to take on Slack, the chat app that
connects teams, by offering a version of
Slack for small teams.
They want to
make personalized recommendations based on
the consumer’s “patterns of behavior.” The
idea is that you can use this to make better
purchasing and service choices, like
learning why you always get the same brand
of coffee each morning and getting them to
send you something else.
Idea: A startup
that is making a new type of surface that
feels a bit like paper but is actually a
plastic material This material can then be
molded to make all types of different
things, like a fridge that can be rolled up
The surface is also programmable, so it can
be made to change color or texture when a
button is pressed
A company that
creates a “virtual assistant” that helps
users manage their finances and other daily
tasks.
E-learning
platform that’s focused on helping new
parents learn how to take care of their
baby.
A platform for
managing your online connections, including
social media, email, and other online
contacts.
A joint project
of the US Department of Agriculture and the
National Park Service, which is trying to
create a mobile payment system for parks.
In mid-July, the
startup said it has already raised $1.5
million from investors including Sequoia
Capital and Union Square Ventures. It’s
working on a similar product to Facebook’s
Onavo.
It turns any
mobile phone into a live ID, and promises a
“one-tap verification” that will be accepted
by a growing number of retailers.
A company that
wants to help people find a way to use a
home like a hotel. People can rent out their
home for a day, two weeks, or longer, with
Airbnb-like booking options.
A company that’s
building a credit scoring system that
predicts consumers’ creditworthiness, then
helps them build a credit score.
A platform for
booking appointments in physical offices.
A startup that
helps users decide which brand of shampoo to
buy, using data from its own tracking of
shampoo sales.
A social
enterprise that provides equipment and
support to the developing world for the
production of sustainable, high-quality,
locally-sourced products.
A
consumer-focused fintech product that
combines BitGold, mobile payment, and
cryptocurrency. It’s available on iOS and
soon to be Android.
A startup that
allows people to create and host
mini-conferences for up to 20 people.
A startup that’s
building a tool for creating interactive 3D
models of objects, which are then easier to
ship. The company wants to help them more
efficiently use their 3D printers.
A way to connect
people to their favorite brands and
products, whether it’s a local, mass-market
food item, or a designer handbag.
A platform that
connects borrowers with financial services
and technology to transform the way they
borrow and pay. They have a $2.5M seed round
and are close to a round of growth.
This startup is
building an app for communicating with other
people with Parkinson’s Disease, which
enables users to create “scripts” with their
movements for specific tasks.
A platform that
connects car dealers and automakers to help
them sell, advertise, and service new cars
and repairs and replace existing ones.
A platform for
connecting people to their favorite foods,
which will help people find new foods they
might like. The startup’s developers have
been known to check out new restaurants and
talk to restaurant workers to understand the
space.
A social network
for antique collectors and dealers. It helps
users find and buy and sell antiques,
matching them with people who have the same
taste.
is a platform
for selling used textbooks and keeping
college students accountable for their
books.
A startup that
wants to make banking more like social
media. The startup is building a
“challenging” banking experience that
integrates notifications, product
recommendations and social aspects. A new
way to bank that would be more like checking
your Facebook stream for information and
then making a purchase.
A platform that
helps employers manage remote workers. It
also provides HR services.
A tool for
building visual content for your website.
The startup is
building an API for retailers to offer their
customers the ability to pay for their
purchases with their smartphone.
A tool for
managing and tracking expenses for small
businesses. The app facilitates the creation
of invoices, expense reports, and other
business forms.
A French startup
that makes it easier for people to get their
hands on medical marijuana. The startup
wants to make it easier for people to get
quality medical marijuana, even if they
don’t live in a state where it’s legal.
A digital
concierge service that connects users
directly to local service providers for
personalized service.
SaaS product for
keeping track of financial assets.
eMailmerge is a
“content management system for email and
documents”.
A dating app
for the elderly, for the first time giving
older adults a way to look for love in their
own neighborhood. The app is designed to be
easy for the elderly and disabled to use,
and have a handy feature that lets them
order from their favorite restaurant.
In the spring of
2015, Y Combinator launched a branch in San
Francisco as its first outside of Silicon
Valley. It also expanded its new branch to
Berlin, London, Toronto, and Madrid. By
2017, Y Combinator said it had over 150
active startups on its program.
A meeting
scheduler for small businesses. It’s
designed to be easy to use for simple
scheduling, and free for five people. The
founders say that they’ve got customers in
the Bay area, and plans to expand to the
East Coast in the next year.
An employee
scheduling app that integrates with the
company’s CRM.
This is a
digital platform that helps kids and adults
learn ways to manage their money.
A “smart” box
that allows you to monitor and predict
nutrient absorption from your food and
ingredients via the latest tech.
A wearable
device meant to help people with visual
impairments navigate the world. The startup
is looking to deploy its product in the US
and UK, and has raised $2.5 million in seed
funding so far.
A startup that
helps companies better attract and onboard
talent in order to build more scalable
teams.
A startup
building a system to give small businesses a
better way to keep track of cash flow.
A startup for
freelance work that connects project
managers with developers, designers, and
marketers.
A tool that lets
software developers build and share reusable
code snippets.
An investment
platform for retail investors.
The company is
building an AI-powered platform that uses
machine learning and natural language
processing to automatically identify and
recommend products to customers.
A startup that
provides a service that allows people to
coordinate rides to and from events. The
company says they have $15,000 in monthly
recurring revenue, with a potential to hit
$200,000 in revenue in 12 months.
A B2B platform
that lets businesses find the best rates for
background checks.
A startup that
lets users “check-in” to any retail location
and receive a discount or free gift. The
company has raised $1.5 million in seed
funding.
A network of
local farmers, distributors, delis, grocers
and restaurants that allows consumers to
share what they’re eating and where they’re
getting it. It’s a sort of “eat local” app,
but rather than trying to force the idea on
people, it’ll be a way for people to
voluntarily connect over food and share the
experience.
A standalone
browser that integrates with the Slack team
chat app. It allows users to create polls,
polls that can be used in other Slack
channels, and even polls that can be
customized to display a specific emoji when
they’re answered.
A startup that
provides a service where people who are
interested in buying a home can hire someone
to walk through homes that are for sale to
tell them if they’re a good fit
They’re a
blockchain company that uses a smart
contract to help companies manage collateral
and loan payments.
A company that
claims to be "the world’s most
automated job application platform."
A software
company that helps companies build new
websites quickly and easily. It has helped
companies like Kiva, IBM, and Airbnb build
websites.
A new app that
allows users to “virtually” connect with a
well-known psychologist. The app
Dash is an app
that helps you save money on gas by
combining your gas usage with your car’s
fuel efficiency. It’s a way to put a real
dollar value on your gas usage.
A tool for
developers to get track of what’s happening
in their app, with a series of reports that
show you how many users have opened your
app, how many users have closed it, where
those users are coming from, and how they’re
using your app.
A startup that
allows you to create a “move” between
friends, effectively turning a video call
into a video-text-chat.
A startup that
provides digital wallets for everyday
purchases that work across different
markets.
A data platform
that helps detect, prevent, and mitigate
fraud on all payments. It works with banks,
Venmo, and Western Union.
A startup that
sells a tool to help someone prepare for the
Spanish or French exam required to get a
driver’s license
A startup that
helps small businesses and individuals who
are planning to start a business find
resources
A software
company that helps aid agencies in the US
and the UK to create and maintain their own
systems for engaging and networking with
their community.
A startup that
allows users to pay bills and data plans by
sending SMS messages. The founder used to
work at Groupon and is raising $1.4 million
in seed funding.
Tech that helps
build companies in the US that are startups
in other countries. The startup’s founders
say that over $500 million is being raised
in new funds in the US, but only $10 million
is being raised in these other countries.
A way for
companies to increase their B2B sales, the
startup wants to use a combination of
machine learning to identify inbound leads
and then text them to see if they’re
interested in a demo.
An AI platform
for investing in stocks and managing
portfolios with a focus on behavioral
finance. The platform is built around
artificial intelligence, machine learning,
and AI-powered algorithms, and it’s focused
on finding out how people really invest.
PowerMeter is a
smart meter data company. They want to
provide “a data-driven mobile application
for consumers and businesses that uses data
from the smart meters to provide insights
about power consumption, cost savings, and
energy savings on a monthly and annual
basis.”
A startup that
helps people track the carbon footprint of
all their purchases and help them find ways
to reduce their carbon footprint.
The startup is
building a first-of-its-kind digital
repository for homeowners, allowing them to
record, organize and track their home
improvements, which they then share with
others using an app. The company is
currently in a beta for its first 100 users,
with plans to launch in early 2020.
A predictive
analytics tool for all businesses, including
SaaS ones, that aims to cut down on customer
churn.
A startup that
wants to build a system that helps patients
get more affordable, higher quality, and
faster-acting healthcare. The startup is
starting in the UK and Ireland.
A platform that
connects shoppers to their favorite brands.
A company that
offers loan products to small businesses at
a lower interest rate than banks
A
California-based startup that aims to use
data from its app to improve medical care.
A system that
can monitor and optimize the effectiveness
of marketing campaigns.
The company
wants to make it easier for people to sell
their old games online with a digital
storefront, and also make it easier for
people to get paid when they find bugs in
games.
An easy way for
techies to share development projects
A company that
helps athletes compete in eSports.
A startup that
wants to help people sell more stuff on
Facebook. It wants to build a plugin for
Facebook that allows sellers to add a
call-to-action to their ad to get someone to
call them.
SaaS business
that connects women and their partners to
maternity care. They’re headed to Y
Combinator’s Demo Day.
A startup that
offers an experience for individuals to
create an article that could be shared on
the internet. The startup hopes to use these
articles to inform people about how they can
protect themselves from the flu.
This startup is
building a way to collaborate on documents
in real time.
LendingClub is a
peer-to-peer (P2P) lending company that aims
to cut out the middleman lending market by
allowing borrowers to connect with each
other directly. The company’s P2P model is
based on an algorithm designed to match
borrowers with lenders. P2P loans were
responsible for $2.7 billion in loans in
2017.
A technology
that helps lower-income people from taking
out loans to pay for college
A $10 app that
turns any smartphone into a learning tool.
A way to help
people navigate the process of buying a
home.
A startup that
lets you create videos and images with text
in the background in real-time to create
what’s called a "Voxel" — an image
with a 3D representation of a text sentence.
A “social
investing” platform that helps people
compare portfolios of funds and track
performance over time. The startup seeks to
make it easier for investors to compare
funds, and is targeting the $1.7 trillion
retail mutual fund market.
This startup
aims to help people personalize, track, and
share all of the data on their cars and
other vehicles.
A community for
women in the 21st century
Creates software
for small businesses to create and manage
their own online store. The company is
offering a cloud-based platform that gives
businesses a set of tools to create an
e-commerce store without any coding
knowledge.
A company that’s
building a tool for road construction
contractors to manage capital expenditures,
project management and billing.
A startup that
makes it easy for small businesses to use a
centralized accounting system to keep track
of their finances. Redbooth is designed to
be a tool for small businesses that don’t
have an accounting department and may not
have even started keeping track of their
finances yet.
A platform for
helping non-profits and social enterprises
connect with their customers.
A startup that
aims to help nonprofits better track
donations, gain more funding, and convert
their biggest donors.
A platform that
helps people easily sell used furniture,
household goods, and other items.
A startup that
helps people who want to move to a smaller
house
A platform that
allows drivers to earn money by sharing
their knowledge of different cities.
A software
platform that allows small businesses to
create branded chatbots. It’s an “app store
for apps” that allows small businesses to
create chatbots.
A platform for
creating and publishing podcasts, automatic
transcribed interviews, and other audio-only
content, made for consumption on Apple’s
podcast player iRadio.
A company that
allows people with chronic pain to receive
prescription refills with a text message.
This is a tool
for creating and managing custom e-commerce
solutions on the Shopify platform.
A tool that
allows people to collaborate on projects
with AI, potentially resulting in fewer bugs
and less work for developers.
As part of the
BizCloud startups program, this company’s
idea is a simple spreadsheet that makes it
easy for people to organize their business
ideas in a way that benefits everyone.
A startup that
helps people find a place to get a beer or a
cocktail after work
A management
platform for small businesses that wants to
help companies grow. The startup says it’s
already working with over 300 businesses,
and is helping them improve their customer
acquisition, sales and retention.
A startup that
wants to send your food back to the
restaurant so you can get a refund.
A tool for
companies to manage their various customer
support departments. The company has been
around for a few years and is active in the
UK marketplace.
A “simple,
secure, and customizable” solution for
tracking and keeping an eye on employees.
A platform for
small factories in Asia to manage and grow
their supply chains.
This startup is
building software to help companies sell
their unused (and often untendered) real
estate. The startup claims to have
negotiated nearly $50M in deals in the past
three years.
A product design
studio that helps brands create more
appealing products. They’re currently
focused on a few brands, but plan to branch
out.
A data-driven
consulting firm that focuses on
organizational growth and management.
A company that
wants to build a hardware-based solution to
the security problem of the internet of
things. The startup wants to build a chip
that can secure a device through a physical
security system.
This company is
looking to build a platform that allows
companies to license their software, and
then bundle it with services like a data
center, software development, or SaaS.
A self-driving
car startup that is building an
“airport-as-application” for managing
travel.
A way to
organize Facebook groups, particularly those
that take after the real-world meetup and
community model
An ad platform
that uses AI to help publishers sell their
inventory. The company is hoping to compete
with the likes of
A company that
aims to simplify the process of buying and
selling used goods online in the US, and in
the UK, with the aim to make it easier than
eBay or Craigslist. The startup currently
has 2,000 members, each paying a monthly
fee.
A travel
platform that lets users book hotel rooms
from the same app they use to book flights.
A startup for
selling products across web and mobile
channels.
A startup that
aims to help people save time and money and
make the most of the internet without
spending much time on the internet.
A startup that
is developing AI-based tools for drug
developers to test their drugs in a highly
controlled lab setting. They can perform
controlled trials on an even smaller scale,
and
A startup that
wants to build a cloud storage service
that’s actually useful. The company wants to
build a storage system that’s useful for
organizations, not just consumers.
A small,
family-owned business that sells and
installs windows and doors. The business
doesn’t have a website, so they’re counting
on this campaign to help them grow their
business.
A platform for
remote workers, offering all the perks of a
traditional office, including lounge space
and good coffee, and many more.
A startup that
sells a service where they send you a text
message every day with a new quote or
thought to get you thinking
A company that’s
“building the easiest way to finance
business.” It’s working with a handful of
customers to help them raise capital.
A genealogy app,
marrying family trees and genealogy.
A mobile app
that allows employees to check in remotely,
find their coworkers and learn about their
whereabouts, and see how far away they are.
A company that
provides the tools for the more than 1
million people in the US who are
self-employed and earn less than $50k.
A platform for
creative agencies to aggregate and manage
data on their clients, and for the clients
to see how their creative is doing.
A multi-service
platform that helps retailers grow sales and
loyalty through loyalty card programs.
Ideas are posted
on the semi-annual application days. The
startups are given a 5 second pitch followed
by a 2 minute response. The judges will
choose the top-5 ideas to
A B2B company
that is building a system to manage the
progress of service calls — it uses AI to
predict when a service call will be needed
so providers (like plumbers) can plan ahead.
A startup that
helps companies send out encrypted emails to
employees, and their families, that only
employees can read and employees can only
see them.
Online platform
for building decentralized applications,
allowing teams to build their own apps and
run them with a simple API.
A software
company that helps companies build biometric
scanners for access control. The startup is
using machine learning to build a system
that can quickly identify someone by
comparing their fingerprint with a database
of millions of prints.
A tool to help
power the operations of a new generation of
Internet of Things devices. The company’s
founders have been building IoT products for
a decade but are now looking to bring their
expertise to a new platform.
A peer-to-peer
lending company that helps non-profits raise
money for their operations.
A bank account
for small business owners that builds off of
the popular social network Huddle. The
startup is building a way for small
businesses to connect with each other and
build relationships with banks, suppliers,
and other businesses with which they do
business.
A startup that
lets customers book appointments online. It
has served 800,000 users since launching in
August 2018. It will have a team of 10 by
the end of the year, with a $2.5 million
seed round led by Grishin Robotics.
A tool for
building custom, customizable, 3D models of
things.
Calculates the
amount of oxygen your blood is carrying, and
tells you if you're at risk of getting a
heart attack or stroke.
A mobile app
that uses crowdsourced data and AI to
improve real-time messaging on messaging
apps. The startup has raised $6M in funding
to date.
This is a
software platform for housing associations,
which give communities disabilities and
demographic data. In the past year, the
company has grown to serve over 3,200
housing associations.
This is a
startup that uses artificial intelligence to
provide insights about people’s emotional
states and wants to use the data it gathers
to develop emotional intelligence-based
services.
A gaming and
entertainment company that builds audio and
video streaming MMORPGs for connected
devices.
A startup that
monitors and schedules potholes for cities
on a contract basis.
A way to
automatically sell your old stuff on eBay,
using big data to determine what you’re
likely to buy again.
A social media
management tool that helps companies
optimize their Facebook page.
A local news app
that curates the best stories written about
the neighborhood, city, state, or country
you’re in.
A startup that
builds software for financial advisors to
give them visibility into how their clients
are doing.
A platform for
schools to share resources, build a
community, and budget using cloud-based
software.
Works with
retailers to provide VR-based training for
customer service and merchandising
The company says
it’s a tool that makes it easy for people to
examine their own online data and discover
trends in the data, and then automatically
download and share the data with other
people in the company.
A company that
brings together companies that need staffing
to fill positions with people who need a job
The startup
provides white-label software for managing
medical records, helping hospitals and
clinics keep up with their paperwork.
A startup that
helps developers build apps that can be
shared, with a focus on grouping events
together.
Makes it easier
for freelance developers to get paid.
A simple way to
keep track of your bills, from groceries to
utilities, or to calculate monthly payments
by combining several bills.
A company that
wants to be the go-to agency for companies
that want to grow their brand on social
media.
SaaS software
for companies who want to manage their
Facebook or LinkedIn pages.
Idea: Sales
Prospecting for People Who Hate Sales
Loose talk among
friends and coworkers about work and life.
You can learn a lot about people by what
they’re discussing, and what they’re saying
is more than just idle chatter. This startup
wants to make that sort of content available
to employers and HR departments.
A platform that
helps people build custom AI into their
business processes. The company wants to use
AI to automatically generate data for
business reports.
A startup that
will let you order a custom-built PC from a
selection of parts.
A software stack
for claims processing. The company, founded
by a former legal executive, aims to reduce
the cost of claims processing by 10-20%. It
has raised $5.1 million in funding.
A dashboard for
tracking Facebook ads to see what works, and
what’s not working.
A startup that
brings professional care to those who can’t
afford it. The startup has raised $4 million
to help those in need.
The company’s
client list includes brands such as BBDO,
Union Bank, Accenture, and Yahoo, and its
primary product is a service that helps
webpages load faster.
This startup
aims to help people use AI to understand
their financial and professional performance
and improve their earnings.
A secure, easy
to use cryptocurrency wallet
A health
insurance program for low-income people.
A startup that
allows users to keep track of their car
insurance payments, then automatically pays
the insurance company.
A new version of
the Blockfolio app that offers a single
dashboard for all your cryptocurrency
holdings, as opposed to the current
fragmented ecosystem of apps.
This startup is
looking to replace the insurance model with
a “personalized protection plan” that will
cover an individual’s insurance needs over
time. The startup will help consumers assess
their risks and choose the best coverage.
An insurance
company that works with small businesses to
help them buy health care to cover employees
while they’re on the job.
A tool for
coordinating group projects
A startup that
aims to help keep track of all the activity
happening in a company’s Slack.
In the 2017
Philadelphia Startup Week, 10 companies were
featured.
A tool that
helps manage coupon code data.
This startup is
building a system for merchants to monitor
their sales and customer data from multiple
data sources in one place.
A mobile-first
and global B2B marketplace that connects
buyers and sellers in a bid to decrease the
cost and time of international trade.
This startup is
building a network of thousands of
assistants who are the point of contact for
people who need help with their health. The
startup’s founders wanted to create a
version of Amazon’s Alexa that could help
people manage their health.
It’s a service
to help consumers and investors invest in
cryptocurrency and crypto-based companies.
This is an app
for tracking your nutrition, fitness, and
health goals.
A company that
wants to make it easier for publishers to
keep track of their subscribers. Currently,
publishers need to pay for a service to keep
track of their subscribers and for them to
be included in a report.
E-commerce
startup that allows shoppers to buy
groceries and other products directly from
brands and merchants.
This startup
wants to build a network of AI-driven chat
bots that tap into Slack to help customers
make more informed decisions.
A startup that
lets you take a selfie and it will show you
your ideal hairstyle, skin tone, and outfit.
A company that
helps users make the most of their
commercial parking spaces with a
customizable experience that includes
payment and, uniquely, a concierge-like
experience for their visitors.
A startup that
helps people make a living from their
passions by allowing them to share photos
and videos across different platforms to
create a living wage in the form of
subscriptions and licensing fees.
A platform to
help small businesses build a website with a
straightforward drag-and-drop content
management system.
An online video
platform for learning film making and
production
A company that
tracks data from cameras around the world to
spot patterns and build out a framework
around that data. The startup will use data
from its network of cameras to detect and
respond to crime, as well as generate
business intelligence for all sorts of
retailers.
A digital
platform for buying and selling things to
other people.
A B2B company
that wants to automate robo-banking and
provide loans to small businesses.
A social network
for elderly people to check in and view
pictures of their friends and family. The
startup has already helped its first
customer, a family member, locate her father
and communicate with him (via text) over the
phone.
Helps create
custom gift cards for any occasion
A startup that
lets companies link their websites with
their social properties and their email
newsletters.
A company that
makes reusable plastic shopping bags that
are 100% compostable.
A tool for audio
signal processing that can help vocalists
learn new notes faster, with a similar
approach to techniques used in speech
therapy.
A startup that
wants to provide a platform for content
creators to easily manage and monetize their
content. Their first product, “Recitations,”
helps people create audiocasts with their
voice and facial expressions, and their
other product, “Sketch”, allows creators to
create animated videos using their own
drawings and illustrations.
A company that’s
trying to solve the problem of how to get
information from a decentralized public
database like Ethereum to a centralized
database.
Asana is
building an application for managing
recurring meetings in a way that makes it
easy for both attendees and hosts. They’re
building out a dashboard for meeting
organizers that helps them schedule meetings
across personas and different time zones,
and alerts them when meetings are about to
start or end.
A startup that
helps people find a job where they can be
themselves
A startup for
people to get online-only TV channels. They
currently have 1,000 subscribers.
A job board for
architects and contractors.
A “blocks” app,
a place where people can collect, organize
and share images of their favorite
locations.
A new way to
create animated GIFs using just a phone or a
webcam. The startup is building a GIF
creation tool that’s made entirely of HTML5
code that can be run in a phone browser.
A platform for
customers to customize the fit and feel of
their clothing, the startup was founded in
October of 2018 and has an iOS app that
launched in November of 2018
A startup that
wants to provide a platform for retailers to
sell their products on their own websites
and market them via their own social media
channels.
This startup
helps identify fraud in the ecommerce
industry by identifying network traffic
patterns that indicate a high level of
fraud.
A platform for
social good data. The startup is looking to
connect NGOs, businesses, and individuals
into a real-time social impact community.
Building
software to help small and medium sized
businesses in the US manage their
relationships with their vendors and track
their credit.
A conflict
management software for law firms and
organizations.
An ad network
that focuses on under-served demographics,
focusing on users who are under 18 and worth
around $600 to advertisers.
A funding
platform that offers loans to startups
A startup that
aims to help people save money on airline
tickets with a service that shows you how
much money you’re spending on each ticket
and tells you which tickets you can cut or
cancel.
A system that
helps companies have conversations with
customers via automated SMS messaging.
A startup that
builds a game and community to get people to
give homeless people the things they need in
order to get off the streets and into
permanent housing.
A digital
marketing company that helps clients like
Natural Grocers, GNC, and Clearblue.
This startup is
building a platform that helps sports teams
track players’ health and performance in
real-time. They are hosting a hackathon for
developers to build the tech they’ve been
developing in stealth mode.
A startup that
helps people create and sell custom clothing
through a web browser without having to
design the entire garment from scratch. Loom
wants to help consumers sell their clothing
as a service — it’s essentially an Uber for
fashion.
A startup that’s
building a toolset to help companies build a
customer lifecycle. By tracking things like
a customer’s first interaction with the
brand, their engagement, and their final
purchase, a company can better track how
their customer is used across the brand’s
products and services.
A tool built for
the Eureka moment in startups when they need
to figure out their sales strategy.
The idea is to
create a platform that allows companies to
manage large expense accounts and seamlessly
track whether they are being used for
legitimate business purposes.
A SaaS sales app
that helps salespeople and managers track
sales pipeline, resources and pipeline
capacity.
An SaaS platform
to help companies manage their complex legal
needs, including document management and
analytics.
A startup in the
fitness-tracking space that’s giving people
an app that provides them with on-demand
workouts. The startup is selling workouts
that are already designed by a group of
experts, for $12 a piece.
A company that
wants to help people, businesses and
governments coordinate emergency response,
evacuation and shelter operations around the
world.
A tool to help
companies manage internal communication
issues with a dedicated Slack channel.
A startup that
aims to connect investors to mutual funds.
The company wants to make investing more
accessible to people who don’t have a lot of
assets.
A virtual
assistant that handles customer service and
product support for a company’s small
business customers.
A startup that
gives you the ability to make transactions
at physical stores using your phone
A tool for
finding and hiring full-time, live-in
housekeepers
An AI-powered,
real-time news site that helps users stay up
to date on what’s happening in the world.
A digital
whiteboard for in-person meetings, allowing
people to draw on their mobile phones to
create drawings and notes.
Y Combinator’s
newest batch of companies has expanded the
YC Network to over 200 companies, including
50 who’ve raised a combined $325 million in
capital.
Builds an
accounting software for small businesses,
helping them to save time by consolidating
all of their accounting systems into one
dashboard.
A “high-touch”
sales and marketing automation platform.
A machine
learning company that is working on
sophisticated facial recognition software
for use in retail.
A startup that’s
building an AI camera to replace the human
one that’s on every camera.
SaaS for event
planners, that helps them plan, promote, and
manage their events.
An artisanal
facial scrub for your face, which promises
to give you a "clean, clear, and
healthy complexion."
A social network
for people who want to make money by sharing
their skills and talents. Users get paid by
companies that want to hire their talents as
well as by clients, and they can also apply
to become clients if they want to pay for
their services.
A way to get
instant quotes for home repairs and
improvements, then pay them on the spot.
An incentivized
reputation platform for projects
Builds on the
Chariot ride-hailing app for major cities in
North America. The company says it’s adding
more and more supply every day.
A platform for
sharing stories about people’s experiences
with depression and anxiety
A startup that
helps make it easy for brands to send out an
email to their customers after a sale is
complete.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to find a lawyer
when they need one
A software
platform that stores and shares your
memories in a private, secure and
public-facing format.
A way to make
videos that is geared toward the Indian
market.
“The last mile”
of ride-hailing apps is the last mile to a
person’s home. The startup wants to build an
app that helps people find a driver to take
them home.
A feature of the
company’s software for managing supply
chains.
A company that
helps overcome the threat of a patent
lawsuit from a patent troll. They’re working
on a system to help you determine which
patents you’re actually violating, and what
it’ll cost to license them.
A content
management system for travel websites,
allowing them to sell content to companies
that they can’t sell to directly. The
startup also offers a tool for managing
content on the web for travel companies.
A startup that’s
building a chat-based platform for small
businesses. Its platform is similar to
Facebook Messenger, with the ability to chat
with employees and customers.
An AI-powered
text editor that helps you write more
consistently
A blockchain
startup that wants to help banks determine
if a person is a bad risk, based on credit
history.
A startup that
helps senders and recipients of ransomware
in the US to split the cost of a ransom if
they’re unable to pay.
A student loan
refinance platform. The company is looking
to partner up with large banks to refinance
student loans.
An adtech
company that enables brands to reach the
most relevant people on social media. The
company is working on the front end of how
social media ads are shown and paid.
A cloud-based
platform for home-surveillance systems built
on personal computers.
A Y
Combinator-backed startup that wants to
create a platform where users can access a
virtual assistant helmed by AI.
Food delivery
service that has ambitions to be the Uber of
urban food delivery.
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The startup is
building a facial recognition and computer
vision system, though their first product is
a “smart camera” that scans the faces of
pedestrians, then recommends the next person
they should follow.
A dashboard for
restaurants to monitor their food sales,
accounting for everything from the inventory
of ingredients to the hours that employees
work.
A
subscription-based service that helps small
businesses with customs clearance, shipping,
and other shipping-related issues.
The bizbuzz app
is an app that allows users to quickly
connect with potential clients. The app is
free to download on iOS and Android.
A mobile app
that helps you send emails from your mobile
device.
A startup
focused on user-friendly music discovery.
The startup wants to create a desktop
experience around music discovery that will
allow users to browse and listen to songs,
and also see what others are listening to.
A startup that’s
building a location-based search engine for
restaurants, highlighting the cuisine of a
city via an interactive map.
A software
platform for the digital health and wellness
market. The startup is focused on helping
people manage their health and wellness
through a mobile app and an accompanying
digital dashboard.
A mobile app
that allows customers to directly order
products online from brands, with the
retailer taking a cut of the sale.
We do so much
screening and sorting of our work email in
Outlook. Omnifocus is building a tool for
that: a built-in email manager that allows
users to view their inbox as it’s being
composed, and then jump around quickly to a
bunch of different projects with a click.
A platform that
lets you share the things you love with the
people around you, helping you find new
contacts and discover new things to love.
A health care
startup that creates a doctor-patient
relationship before a doctor is ever
contacted.
A company that’s
a Slack alternative, designed to be more
intuitive and user friendly.
A startup that
makes it easy for companies to develop and
distribute their own apps, without the need
to hire an app developer. The startup is a
platform that connects app developers with
freelancers and other companies who can help
with things like development, marketing and
design.
A
subscription-based platform that gives you
access to a network of experts and
information, including legal and financial
advice.
A way to measure
water quality in a complex ecosystem using
sensors and cloud technology.
A personal
assistant that can handle all of your social
media accounts, and be a helpful tool for
your personal brand.
Transact is a
platform that connects brands with fans via
social media, allowing brands to target fans
and offer rewards.
Grid wants to
make energy consumption more transparent, by
giving customers a meter on their home in a
box, and then giving them a way to manage
their energy consumption.
A real-time
payments system that collects transactions
as they occur in order to clear them
instantly. The company launched in June.
A tool for
tracking expenses for business travelers,
allowing companies to charge employees for
their travel expenses.
A company that
provides global data analysts with insights
into consumer trends in real time. The
startup is growing its team and expanding
globally. It has raised $2 million to date
from O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and
CrunchFund. It will be based in San
Francisco.
A local delivery
business that can pick up your groceries
from your local grocer, or your mail order
from Amazon, and bring them to your
doorstep. The service is geared towards
people who are too busy to make their own
shopping trips.
This startup is
building a B2B platform that connects
freelancers and agencies with manufacturing
manufacturers.
A pizza delivery
startup focusing on the college market.
It’s an app that
helps doctors and patients connect via video
conferencing to streamline patient care,
which the startup says has saved the lives
of patients in need of surgery.
A community of
and for people who don’t like to login to
the internet. A social networking site for
users who are interested in meeting up
offline.
This startup is
working on a service that promises to create
a digitized version of your personal
library, which you can then share with
friends to read, sync with Dropbox, or
print.
A platform that
enables consumers to easily find, purchase,
and securely receive the products they want
A platform that
enables people to buy and sell things like
furniture, cars, and apartments, and rent
out unused rooms. Borrowers can use the
platform’s software to manage the loan, and
borrowers can access the property remotely.
The platform is currently focused on the UK.
The startup is
building a shared customer management
platform, where sales reps can share their
customer relationships with one another and
get access to more information on customer
accounts.
Last year, I
wrote about how some of the most successful
Y Combinator companies are focused on
solving the problems of the modern worker,
like home care, transportation, and
education. The most successful YC companies
are built on the idea that technology should
be helping workers, not fighting them.
This startup is
building a system to help engineers
understand the best ways to program to
particular chips.
A company that
sells cool kitchen tops and pours that
promote healthy eating habits
Idea: A startup
that is building an end-to-end solution for
businesses making hardware to help them get
funded and bring their product to market.
They want to automate a lot of the backend
work needed to launch hardware like creating
a company and getting funding.
A system that
integrates all the different payment systems
used by businesses.
The startup is
building a platform that helps companies
connect with a workforce of industrial
roboticists. It has 4 customers signed up,
including a commercial drone company and a
company that makes industrial robots.
A software
company that brings AI to the process of
hiring software talent, to help businesses
make better decisions.
"Growth
Hack" is the second-most cited book on
Amazon.com, after The Lean Startup by Eric
Ries.
This company is
working to reduce the environmental impact
of transit and bikes.
A software
platform that helps recruiters manage
employee communications and workflows more
effectively.
A startup that
provides a suite of mobile-first eCommerce
tools to help drive business growth. They’re
building a platform to help brands create a
single, seamless customer experience across
all sales channels including online, mobile,
social, in-store and in-app.
A local delivery
service that uses the power of group buying
to bring the price of a meal down to a
single total cost per person.
A startup that’s
built a platform for a new type of app that
runs on users’ smart phones.
A tool that
helps users manage and make sense of their
data, and act on it more effectively.
A new way to
manage and pay employees.
A
unicorn-founded startup that focuses on
empowering workers to manage their own
payroll and benefits.
A way to track
the progress of project management and
billing from the end user,
A digital
platform for managing and organizing the PTO
requests at many places. The platform uses
artificial intelligence to help employees
make requests and track which ones get
completed.
“The most
affordable and fully featured machine
learning platform on the market, from the
creators of the world’s best-selling machine
learning book,” the startup says.
A housing
startup that’s building a
“blockchain-powered” rental platform, to
help individual agents and investors rent
out apartments.
A startup to
help companies communicate with employees,
customers, and partners.
A way to make
videos that is geared toward the Indian
market.
This startup
wants to make online real estate investing
more accessible to millennials, with a
platform that helps investors manage
investments and track performance.
GreenStone is a
B2B company that wants to help companies
make better decisions about energy usage.
They’re currently working on energy
efficiency projects with large companies
like Apple.
A company that
wants to help companies and individuals save
money by giving them a way to get better
prices for a range of products, from auto
insurance to cable TV.
An insurance
company for athletes and an app that helps
them manage their health.
A startup that’s
changing the way companies work with their
contractors. You can enter into a contract
with a contractor, who can then select from
various projects to work on. The startup
wants to help companies identify the right
contractor for the job, and then manage the
relationship with the contractor.
An ad network
for the ad tech industry. The startup is
working to make the industry more efficient
and more profitable. They’re hoping it will
work with publishers as well as advertisers.
A digital
platform that helps small and medium-sized
enterprises in the retail sector find and
hire new and existing employees.
A company that
wants to turn grocery shopping into a
personalized, on-demand experience
An AI-driven
shopping assistant that helps users find the
best deals on products they want to buy.
A platform that
aims to improve the way universities and
colleges manage their student information.
A tool that
makes it easy for companies to figure out
who is using their data, and what they are
doing with it.
A Waze for real
estate. This startup wants to help people
find the right home for them, and sellers
get access to a broader set of buyers.
A startup for
people to buy and sell their personal
products in exchange for a commission.
A startup that
makes software for the healthcare industry
This startup is
building a 3D model of a city based on
historical and archaeological evidence.
A platform that
lets you create event tickets without having
to deal with printing, mailing, or shipping.
A tool that lets
you track and share your work on
"Slack-like" platforms.
A startup that
sells phone cases where the back of the case
can be customized to show a picture of your
child
Cloud-based
software that helps manage business travel.
Small but
growing business that helps retailers and
restaurants get paid faster
A startup that
builds apps for people who want to compare
pricing and options between public transit
agencies.
This startup
aims to help chatbots learn from user inputs
and be used in a number of enterprise use
cases.
A startup that
aims to help college students get answers to
their questions about their health. There
are an estimated 1.5 million students with
health questions and a very limited number
of resources to direct them to.
A startup that
helps people manage their finances and
credit scores. The company offers mobile
credit monitoring and a personal finance
management tool.
A digital tool
for remembering things, aimed at customers
with memory deficits.
A startup that
builds a developer toolkit for chatbots,
which also helps businesses to better
establish their chatbot strategy.
A company that
makes data visualizations and dashboards for
use by marketers and other companies.
A startup that
helps you find free and cheap parking in
NYC, Baltimore and Los Angeles. It’s already
live in NYC, and will expand to LA and
Baltimore in the coming months.
A tool for
employees to give feedback on their managers
in real-time. The B2B business is meant to
help companies recruit and train their
employees better.
A digital
toolkit that helps companies better manage
the complexity of their supply chains.
A
consumer-facing platform that enables
publishers to curate content for users with
the goal of increasing interaction with
content and driving more revenue for
publishers.
A restaurant
reservation platform that connects customers
and restaurants with an AI bot.
An open API for
healthcare providers to connect with each
other to create a single network. Hopefully,
it will help solve the problems of data
silos and the like.
A modern
database for workbooks, with a cloud-based
tool for creating, editing and sharing
workbooks.
This startup’s
platform allows people to turn their home
into a shared office space.
A company that
wants to sell tools used for computer-aided
design.
A virtual
assistant that helps you prioritize tasks
and stay on top of your inbox.
A startup that
helps small businesses market to homebuyers.
Their product is a “premier content
marketing platform” that utilizes detailed
data about a dozen variables, including
income, credit score, and the type of
property they’re looking for.
A B2B company
making international invoicing and payment
tools.
A freelancer
platform for the film, gaming, and
advertising industries.
A London startup
that helps drone pilots track down lost
drones.
A credit card
designed to help people who don’t qualify
for the best cards.
A company that
helps technicians and technicians-to-be
learn how to repair basic electronics.
Want a pager
You’re out of luck, you have to go to the
office to get one — but your colleagues have
them. Proximity is a startup that lets you
order a handheld pager for $15 a month
that’s delivered to your home.
A startup that
helps companies with the creation and
maintenance of a “Smart Home”. The company’s
services can help set up a smart home, or
train an existing one on how to be smart.
A startup that’s
building a “Netflix for movies”. It’s an
online service that offers instant streaming
of hundreds of thousands of movies, and is
currently only available in the US.
A real estate
toolset that helps investors, brokers, and
sellers collaborate more easily.
A business that
will help people sell their junk cars,
investing in the process. The company takes
a cut of the sale, and will also buy back
the car from the owner so they can donate it
to a charity.
A startup for
vintage clothes, with a focus on selling
vintage clothes to customers who can’t find
what they want in stores.
A startup that
sells iPhone cases that are super protective
(IE has a military grade case and is tested
to withstand drops of 6 feet)
A startup that
uses artificial intelligence to identify
patients’ symptoms and offer suggestions on
how to treat them.
Business
software for small and medium companies. The
company says it’s working with more than
1,000 companies in the US, Brazil, and
Canada.
building a tool
to help small businesses manage their paper
files, like sales invoices, in a way that’s
really convenient for everyone. The
startup’s CEO says that they’ve already sold
their product to three big companies.
A startup that
helps big retailers manage a large number of
different call center operations. The
company says it has been able to save
retailers over $100 million a year in labor
costs.
A company that
says it helps teams collaborate better by
combining the project management and
collaboration tools found on Slack and
Trello into one. They’re currently selling a
$50 per month plan.
A venture-backed
company that is creating a new, cloud-based
platform that helps manufacturers manage and
track inventory.
A platform that
helps improve the user experience of
customer support and sales. The company
wants to help companies make better use of
the technology they have.
Focused on the
e-commerce business, Coder is building a
platform for people to manage, control, and
monitor their web properties. The startup
provides tools to help build more efficient
websites, as well as payment and shipping
solutions.
A company that
transforms truck trailers into workspace for
creative professionals.
An API platform
for ride-sharing drivers. The startup is
building a platform that lets drivers manage
their schedule and track their earnings.
This startup is
building an online platform for musicians to
sell and promote their music, and to connect
the next generation of musicians with their
fans.
A company that’s
developing technology to help people with
disabilities who rely on electrical
assistive devices to communicate with
technology. Essentially, the startups is
building a sensor that is easily connected
to a computer, and when someone presses the
button, the computer responds.
A company that
is building a tool that helps small
businesses in the developing world sell more
products by getting them listed on sites
like Amazon.
A startup to
help businesses work with their insurance
providers to ensure their employees are
protected.
An “organic
social network” for concerts, sports, and
events. It’s like Eventbrite for everything.
A tool for
helping to identify fraud in credit card
transactions, then helping to fight against
it.
In a bid to
improve the lives of the elderly, Inmar is
building a platform for home care services
that focuses on four areas:
A company that
makes it easy to build out e-commerce sites
for mom and pop stores
A
“do-it-yourself” set of financial tools for
people looking to manage their finances.
A startup that
helps companies manage the large amounts of
data they’re generating. The startup has a
suite of nearly 50 different tools,
including a custom data monitoring and
management platform, an API, and a mobile
app that helps manage data.
A platform to
improve the quality of customer service and
make your employees happier.
A tool aimed at
helping companies and organizations manage
the risk of their employee’s misconduct.
A startup that
lets companies track their employees’
movements in and out of the office using
GPS.
A London-based
startup that wants to sell a service that
helps auto-rickshaw drivers get paid for
their rides.
The startup has
a novel approach to tackling the problem of
a lack of transparency in the oil industry.
It’s a tool that allows users to track the
source of their oil, and take it from there.
The startup is
building a platform to help people to buy
and sell gently used items, like cars,
without having to go through a third party
like eBay or Craigslist. They have a plan in
place to expand into new categories in 2020.
As it stands,
nearly every startup has a website or a
blog. This tool allows you to create a
website or a blog for your company, product
or idea. A tool to help you create a
website, blog or app.
A tool that
helps companies issue and track time off for
regular employees
A video doorbell
that sends alerts to agents about who is at
your door.
A platform for
manufacturing and distribution of solar
energy products
A platform to
save money on airline tickets for frequent
travelers. The company’s software
automatically determines how much you’d pay
each way to get to a particular destination,
based on your previous travel history.
A group
messaging platform for professionals, which
uses a native iOS and Android app and a web
site to enable messaging, file sharing, and
a unified inbox.
A company that
helps prevent fraudulent charges by sending
text messages to customers when they’re
about to make a payment.
A platform for
managing sales of services, products, and
content across websites.
An on-demand
concierge for other types of professional
services, like accounting and business
coaching.
A
voice-activated, speaker-free assistant for
your smart home
The company’s
investors include early Facebook investor
Peter Thiel (and Peter’s brother, Bobby)
A platform for
exchanges of equity on the blockchain. It’s
a way for buyers to get stock from sellers
without a middleman, and for sellers to get
capital from buyers.
A startup that
wants to help people plan their retirement.
It’s planning to use its data science to
offer “a retirement experience like no
other”.
A bit like
Couchsurfing, but for food.
A visual
calendar that lets you view data from your
company, including upcoming events,
meetings, and tasks, all in a single place.
The startup’s app seems like a mashup of
Google Calendar and Trello.
A tool for
writing and compiling reports for banks,
insurers and asset managers.
A company
building a social network for influencers.
A new service
that offers a way to automate marketing
tasks like advertising, email marketing, and
follow-up/updates.
A digital
concierge that helps individuals connect
with and plan services for their pets.
The company
behind this tool is working to help small
retailers around the world get a unified
view of their inventory and shipping.
A platform for
office rentals, for companies that are
“looking for a temporary space for 6 to 12
months.”
A startup that
launched in 2009, The Ophelia Project is the
original "crowdfunding for women"
platform, meaning it enables female
entrepreneurs to raise money from female
investors. It has raised $133 million since
its inception.
A platform that
lets people create free, ad-supported media.
A mobile app
that helps users take pictures of their food
waste, then turns them into compost.
A cross-border
investment platform that connects
institutional investors with fund managers
through a central service.
A company that
works with companies to help them get
through the process of acquiring foreign IP.
This company has
developed a way to help consumers buy and
trade in used cars.
A startup that
brings a book to life by adding
illustrations and audio.
A startup for HR
managers to create 'recruiter profiles' for
key employees. The startup repurposes
existing social media profiles for the
purpose.
A startup that
lets people experience virtual reality
through the power of their mobile phone.
A tool to enable
employers to create and manage their
podcasts. The company is taking a very dry
subject and making it fun, like “How to be a
great manager”
This startup is
looking to help companies in the B2B space
generate leads by using machine learning to
predict where they’ll make the best profit.
This startup
helps companies get customer support from
their existing customers. The company uses
their own chatbot to answer customer support
questions.
A mobile
payments product that allows shoppers to pay
for items on any device that supports NFC.
The startup is building a payment platform
for apps and retailers, as well as a
recharge service.
A startup that
gives people access to low-cost, high-speed
wireless internet in a place they’d
otherwise have to pay for a fixed line.
A startup that
sells a subscription service to teach people
how to use their smartphones
This startup
works with agencies to help them find
workers, and then helps them manage that
workforce. The startup has already worked
with The Onion, the New Yorker, and others.
A new kind of
grocery store that takes advantage of the
fact that many people can’t shop alone. The
concept is that it’s one person browsing the
store while the other is cooking.
idea: The
company is an NYC based company trying to
help people get involved in the fashion
industry.
A startup that
helps people to find a doctor that
specializes in their condition (based on
their symptoms)
A platform for
data science and machine learning that’s
meant to be accessible for non-technical
users.
A platform that
connects employers and employees, allowing
employers to post and manage jobs, and
employees to apply.
A tool to help
marketers build email lists with the click
of a button.
A startup that
partners with Indian restaurants to automate
their ordering processes. This can help
restaurants better manage inventory and
deliveries, save money, and increase
customer satisfaction.
This is a
platform that helps companies create digital
storybooks for their brand as a way to
digitally age product.
A number of the
ideas, including Piggybank and Fetch, have
been rejected by Y Combinator.
A startup that
will let you see real-time data on the
weather for the day in your city, in order
to get ready faster.
This startup
wants to build a new type of credit card for
the underbanked, especially in developing
countries. It takes the form of a prepaid
card and is available in any currency. Given
the lack of banking options in many such
countries, the startup sees a lot of
potential for growth.
An API platform
that helps developers build automated call
centers, with the intention of bringing a
machine-to-machine interaction system to
businesses.
A company that
allows people to rent out their homes,
providing revenue to homeowners and also
serving as a revenue stream for Airbnb-like
hosts.
An API for
buying and selling cars, with over a million
cars already sold.
A financial-tech
startup that is trying to provide small
business owners and independent contractors
with better ways to manage and pay their
bills.
As one of the
first enterprise-focused venture-backed
startups, Placed is building a platform that
allows employers to create a database of
their employees and their location, as well
as see which of their employees they can
“Placed” in the time they need to pay them.
A German startup
building autonomous cars that are cheaper
and more energy efficient than competitors.
A little like
Twilio and Stripe, this API makes it easier
to build new kinds of voice-controlled
software.
A company that
helps you create a credit score in a few
minutes.
A dashboard that
helps companies monitor which customers have
opened an account, and which they have
actually paid.
A platform for
discovering, sharing, and buying private
aircraft. It’s aimed at aircraft owners,
rather than individuals looking to purchase
private planes.
Amply is looking
to help customers streamline the paper-heavy
process of hiring contractors. The company
is building an “automated, algorithmic
method” for matching contractors with
customers.
Time has
released a list of the top Y Combinator
companies to watch, including five from the
summer batch and seven from the winter
batch.
Builds a retail
website for selling products via Instagram.
The startup’s founder says that the website
is “the world’s first” to use the social
platform to sell physical products online.
• "India's
10 Most Promising Startups" (India
edition), Rediff, January 20, 2014
This startup
helps credit unions find and offer loan
products for low-income borrowers.
A startup that
builds tools for developers to push their
apps to the Apple App Store
This is a
messaging app for nonprofit organizations.
The goal is to make it easier for groups to
send information and announcements, but also
to build a social network for the groups.
A platform for
managing medical records, bills, and
diagnostics. A SaaS platform designed for
medical providers.
A startup that
offers a service for people who are working
remotely to advise companies on how to adapt
to remote workers This is a large market on
its own
Idea: A new way
to look at micro-investing
A startup that
makes it easy for restaurants to serve their
customers on their smartphones, without
having to pay for a server to do it.
A new iOS app
for tickets that lets
A company that
helps mobile developers integrate with
Apple’s SpriteKit framework and with Xamarin
A startup that
helps users remember and visualize things
like their childhood, their favorite foods,
and the time of day. The app is like a
visual scrapbook and helps users keep track
of important memories and events.
This startup is
building a solution for companies that
handle big data to build their own analytics
applications on top of Hadoop.
A startup that
wants to make it easier for new startups to
get funded by providing an online platform
for finding investors.
A platform that
helps lower the barrier for students and
schools to create and share their own
content.
A simple way to
put email and messaging in one inbox, and a
way to make calls from one platform. Each
app is meant to be used alongside the other,
and can be combined with other services like
Slack and Google Voice.
This startup is
building a digital tool that helps companies
help people with disabilities. Assistly is a
web-based platform that helps companies help
people with disabilities. Assistly is
focused on helping consumers with a
disability buy products and services online.
An iOS video
editing app that lets users add GIFs, music
and other visuals to their videos.
A device that
can measure how much a plant needs to water
its roots and send that data to a mobile
app.
A platform that
lets you select a task, and then
automatically bids on it.
A healthcare
startup is looking to use games to help
doctors train for their exams and tests.
A product that
allows users to take a photo of a product
and upload it to a database of other photos,
which other users can then rate on a scale
of 1-5.
A startup that
wants to use IoT to help farmers avoid
pesticides and decrease their input costs.
A food delivery
service for people with a limited income who
can’t afford to leave the house
A startup that
helps businesses automate the process of
reaching out to customers and prospects.
Instead of using a “cold call”, which is
risky and has a 50% failure rate, companies
use a “warm call” that is more successful
and costs less.
A startup that
helps you discover and book concerts, local
events and activities, and more, without
incurring charges.
A startup for
people to ask questions, share their own
experiences, and find answers from a
community of medical professionals.
a video editing
app that can do real-time editing
A tool that
makes it easy to work with photos taken with
a smartphone
Idea: A simple,
powerful, and intuitive tool for creating
smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain
A startup that
connects companies with people who want to
enter the service industry. The startup says
they have $1 million in monthly revenue and
have hired several staff since YC.
A platform that
allows groups to set up private social media
accounts and run them as a group. The teams
you’re a part of can choose their own rules
and restrictions, so it’s a sort of Slack
with a self-controlled community.
A digital wallet
for people who need to make international
transfers. The startup, which has raised
$7.5 million to date, says that customers
can now use their accounts to transfer funds
to other countries while paying lower fees.
A way to drive
down the cost of hiring legal help for small
businesses.
A tool for
tracking and managing moves and moves to
happen in the future
A tool for
creating personalized videos for social
media. The startup says they have 20
employees and are profitable and growing in
the US, with a 10% conversion rate.
This is a
service that allows a team of freelancers to
work on a single project, with the help of a
project manager. The platform lets you
specify your project needs and get them
done.
A startup that
wants to help companies be more resilient to
data breaches. It will offer security
services that are custom-tailored to the
company.
A way to let
people buy gifts for each other with their
phones. The startup is building an app that
allows you to scan barcodes of items on the
internet, then share them with friends to
purchase for them with a few taps.
A company that
advances the careers of aspiring opera
singers, giving them a place to record,
rehearse, and perform their music.
A tool for
schools that helps teachers plan and manage
their school’s communication. The company
says it’s already used by over 1,000 schools
and is growing fast.
This is an app
for gamblers to record their bets, and a way
to track how often they win or lose.
A company that
connects large retailers with local farmers,
allowing them to buy produce directly from
them and have it delivered to their store
locally.
A startup that
allows people to rent their homes to Airbnb
hosts on a per-night basis, charging a fee
to those hosts.
A company that
aims to help companies determine which
labor-saving devices are actually more
efficient and cost-effective for their
operations.
A real-time news
app that helps users stay informed about the
latest news and events related to their
favorite sports teams.
A B2B provider
of enterprise software
A marketing
platform for the legal industry that wants
to use AI to automate many of the low-value
tasks associated with the industry such as
correspondence management.
Equinor has
created a third-party API (application
programming interface) that allows online
retailers to accept and follow up on online
orders from consumers. This can help online
retailers get their products to customers
faster than if they were shipping in-store.
Not just a
one-click solution for saving and
transferring contacts, but a true platform
for managing them. It allows users to create
branded groups of contacts, and then
schedule calls among them. It’s ad-free,
secure and can be used on both iOS and
Android.
A community of
and for people who don’t like to login to
the internet. A social networking site for
users who are interested in meeting up
offline.
This is a
service that helps businesses manage their
employees’ time and attendance, helping them
cut down on administrative costs and
employee theft.
A software
development company that wants to build
tools that help startups avoid the pitfalls
of hiring new employees.
A startup
building a software tool that optimizes all
of a business’s marketing programs.
An AI-powered
platform for visualizing data that allows
users to visualize and interact with data
using simple drag-and-drop.
A “social” or
“dynamic” sales and marketing platform for
small business owners. The startup offers an
online platform for users to create
customized sales and marketing campaigns.
The platform then connects them with their
target audience, encouraging the user to
talk about their products and services,
which the startup claims is more effective
than most traditional marketing platforms.
A platform for
publicisng events, aimed at booking them at
the lowest possible price.
A startup that
allows you to easily find other people who
use Fitbit.
A platform for
the “hiring and onboarding of remote
workers”.
A
“one-stop-shop” for sales and invoicing
across multiple industries. The company is
building an app to help users of different
companies bring in sales and invoicing data,
then bring it all together into a single
product.
A bot that can
automate the process of selling products on
Craigslist, on Craigslist, and on other
sites where it can be sold. The product is
geared towards online retailers.
A tool for job
seekers, acting as a job board for all the
jobs in one place, allows employers to post
and manage the application process, and see
who the top candidates are for the position.
A company that
allows users to manage their finances from a
single interface, by securely storing all of
their bank, credit card, and loan accounts.
Idea: A startup
that’s building a tool that lets you share
your high school student’s grades and
progress with colleges
A startup that
offers one of the few ways to sell tickets
to online conferences, and tickets to events
in the past year, with a 2.8% take rate.
A business where
“you can buy, compose and sell songs with a
single click”
A program that
helps small businesses get funding from
angel investors, working on a subscription
model that allows users to pay a monthly fee
for access to the service.
A company that’s
looking to disrupt the insurance market by
providing a platform for users to buy and
sell insurance plans across the web,
essentially creating the world’s largest
market for insurance on the internet.
This startup
helps businesses sell their spare computer
parts to repair shops for cash.
A company that
helps college students apply for jobs and
internships. The startup is backed by Y
Combinator.
A startup that’s
building a mobile app that makes it easier
for people to take photos of their pets for
pet insurance.
A company that
collects data from credit cards to build a
predictive model of which cardholders are
likely to pay back their debts (and which
ones are likely to default). It’s looking to
offer a free model to banks for their
riskiest customers.
Company is
building a platform to help people find and
get along with friends, and help people find
people with similar interests.
Helping people
give and receive feedback about their
brands, the startup uses a combination of
surveys, text, and video to manage brand
perceptions.
A way for teams
to organize and share knowledge.
A text-based
chat app that uses machine learning to track
the progress of a conversation and know when
to stop a conversation or switch between
friends.
A company that
makes it easy for companies to give
employees stock options and stock grants,
and for employees to automatically convert
those options into money.
A company that
develops technology for private jets and
helicopters.
A tool for
creating and sharing custom image files for
social media. The startup is looking to make
it easier than ever for brands to create and
share the right promotional images.
This company is
building a system to streamline the
day-to-day operations of small businesses.
A platform that
allows Mexico-based companies to sell
products and services to the US.
A platform for
home cleaning services that intelligently
schedules around the user’s schedule and
behavior. The startup wants to make the
service “seamlessly integrated” into your
home and your life.
After launching
in 2014, the startup’s goal has been to help
women get a leg up in the world of tech in
the US. They’ve built a product and retained
an early audience of 20,000 women.
A game that
helps kids learn English. The startup is
promoting English learning by playing games
with kids, but the game is not a game in the
traditional sense. The startup is building a
game that uses a gamified approach to help
users learn English.
A digital
banking app for the unbanked in Latin
America. The startup is building the “first
true digital bank for the unbanked”, working
on integrations with traditional credit
unions and banks.
A startup for
hotels to receive guest reviews. It allows
hotels to easily build a phone application
that allows guests to submit feedback. It’s
also a way for hotels to tap into a big,
untapped market of millennials who like to
review things on their phones.
A startup
building an “Uber for food” app that lets
you order delivery from popular restaurants
that are rated online by others.
A company that
helps employers navigate labor laws and
regulations in a more effective manner, by
providing a platform for real-time labor
guidance.
A platform for
automating the creation of creative briefs
and campaigns.
A tool for
scheduling and estimating repairs. It
currently has over 2,000 customers in the
UK.
The company’s
product is the same thing as the company
itself — a platform for "instant"
test-driven development. They’ve raised $25
million in funding to date.
A startup that
wants to give people the same ability to
browse and shop for food that they have in
the US. It’s designed specifically for
Indian consumers who don’t have a bank
account.
A startup that
connects a team of freelance designers,
developers and designers with a small
business needing help on a project.
A tool that
makes it easy for businesses to manage
customer on-boarding and user experience.
The product has been used by more than 300
companies, including Mozilla, Airbnb, and
Groupon.
A tool that
enables you to create custom groups of
contacts on your smartphone and send
targeted messages to them.
A startup that
builds software for managing technology and
data for colleges. The company claims to
have over $6 million in monthly recurring
revenue, and counts Dow Jones as one of its
customers.
A machine
learning platform that uses machine learning
to predict which products will sell well.
A company
building a digital video recorder, with a
focus on the non-professional market.
A tool that
helps companies in France, Germany, and
Belgium connect to Chinese suppliers.
A desktop app
for managing files. If you’ve ever tried to
find a file on your Mac, you’ll probably
agree that it’s a pain.
A team health
and fitness app with a day-by-day view of
your schedule, tracking your reps, sets,
rest and rest-pause sessions. The app also
creates a social network around your
workouts, creating a community around shared
fitness goals.
A startup for
people who want to donate their old home
appliances, furniture, and other items for
reuse. The startup says that in the US
alone, more than 10 million items go unused
in storage every year.
A “destination
marketplace” that helps consumers find and
book experiences, like spa treatments and
wine tours.
A web
application that allows users to create and
manage their own online communities, and
manage their content in a professional and
organized manner.
A platform for
checking the health of a person’s gut and
soon their overall health.
A set of tools
for small- and medium-sized businesses to
manage their credit and invoice processes.
A machine
learning company that is working on
sophisticated facial recognition software
for use in retail.
A startup that
provides a service to help people in their
60s and over find quality, affordable day
care for their grandchildren
A community for
people who care about the environment
A tool to help
intrapreneurs intall and manage their
enterprise-wide deployments of serverless
apps built on AWS Lambda. The startup wants
to help users track and manage deployments.
A startup that
aims to “assist with the transition of
assets from one generation to the next”.
A startup for
small businesses to sell their products and
services online, as well as a B2B
marketplace to connect those businesses with
other vendors and their customers.
A startup that
helps you visualize your credit score and
quickly access information on your credit
report and credit score.
A platform for
machine learning tasks, including image
recognition and deep learning. The company
has $3.6M in funding and seven employees.
A “community for
digital nomads”, focused on sharing
experiences and connecting with other
digital nomads.
A digital
storage service for webpages and other
user-generated content.
Cozy is a place
for entrepreneurs to meet one another.
A company
building an AI-based platform for trading
crypto.
Helps small
business owners find the right talent, like
accountants, lawyers and consultants. Things
like word-of-mouth, LinkedIn, past client
referrals and referrals from the company’s
own customers are used to get business
owners to the right talent.
A
WordPress-based blogging platform that
removes the clutter of a blog, allowing you
to focus on what you’re saying, not all the
add-ons you’re using.
A platform for
companies to integrate their CRM and HR
systems into one, with the goal of saving
both time and money for the company.
A mobile app
that gives users the ability to pay for
parking in advance.
A new platform
for the next generation of musicians.
Musikexplorer has a music school format,
where the students get a chance to learn
music and play in a band.
A platform for
home services, including house cleaning,
painting, and lawn and garden care. The
company is using a referral model to build a
network of home service providers and is
currently operating in the UK and Singapore.
A startup that
helps people coordinate “Last-Mile”
carpooling from point A to point B.
Ecommerce for
the sharing economy, with an internal
marketplace for tasks like dog walking and
house cleaning, and an external marketplace
for things like carpooling or Lyft, Uber or
Lyft integration.
A mobile game
where you get to travel to different books,
like Harry Potter, and be in the scenes like
you would in a scene in the book.
A tool that
helps small businesses reduce the time and
cost of hiring a lawyer to find and
reference legal documents.
The startup is
building a platform to allow small business
owners to keep track of their inventory, and
make it available to their customers via
online ordering. It’s currently testing a
free app for iOS and Android.
This startup is
building a platform to help people build and
grow their brands. The startup is building
out a tool to help people find the best new
talent to hire.
A startup that
leverages machine learning to help people
who have anxiety and depression more easily
know how to cope with their condition. It’s
meant to be a self-help tool.
An API that
allows developers to access the web’s
largest database of online reviews across
thousands of sites.
The startup is
building its own 2-way messaging service for
local groups in the U.S., which it says will
help groups organize their events and events
organizers get in touch with people.
This is a
startup that uses artificial intelligence to
provide insights about people’s emotional
states and wants to use the data it gathers
to develop emotional intelligence-based
services.
A startup that
offers subscriptions to on-demand tasks,
like cleaning, lawn mowing and house
cleaning. The startup is the first to use an
AI and deep learning to get accurate pricing
for each task.
A platform for
managing and sharing programs that helps
companies and nonprofits with their
marketing materials.
A platform for
new-hire onboarding that uses an
“heuristic-based” system to determine the
employee’s job fit. Previously, most company
HR has been based on a 90-10 fit scale with
10 being the best fit, but the company
claims it can do better.
A platform for
medical data sharing, from scans to lab
results to genetic sequencing.
A platform that
lets people input their achievements and
challenges in life to see how they compare
to others.
A tool for
mobile distribution of content, such as
video or photos, to other platforms.
Small businesses
are often stuck with bad contracts from
their credit card processors. This startup
helps them negotiate better terms and lower
rates.
This startup
will use a camera-phone to help customers
accurately measure walls, ceilings, and
space.
Ideas are
usually posted on the full-day application
days. Each startup is given one minute to
pitch their ideas. The startups are then
given a chance to pitch their ideas to the
judges, who will then select the top-5 ideas
to move on to the next round.
A startup that
helps manage your personal and professional
life by managing your schedule, email inbox,
calendar, contacts and workplace.
A recurring
revenue business that helps beauty
professionals track and manage their
clients, allowing them to earn more money.
Idea: A
cybersecurity startup that’s building a tool
for identifying and removing rogue access
points to corporate networks.
A small startup
that’s trying to make everyone’s meal a
little bit healthier.
Tired of setting
up a ton of services on your new Mac
ScreenGuru is a startup that enables Mac
users to have a single login for all their
apps, which aren’t designed to be set up
separately. It’s a new way to think about
how you use a Mac.
An “in-house
talent management system” for small and
medium-sized companies.
A startup that
provides a payment service that allows
customers to pay vendors and employees with
a phone call. Will launch in NY, NY in
October.
A tool for
letting people track the amount of time it
takes for their ideas to be converted into
action. It’s an interesting concept for a
startup, but has already run into problems
with privacy.
This startup
wants to be the “Uber of co-working spaces”,
using a model that blends coworking spaces
with traditional offices. The company offers
a furniture-less workspace with a dedicated
desk and lockable storage, designed to help
companies get the most value out of their
new space.
Catchy U is a
chatbot platform that sits in the top of
your browser, and allows you to interact
with the things you care about most.
A startup that
makes it easy for retailers to accept
payments from third-party app integrations,
with plans to expand internationally.
Believes it can
create an “augmented reality” solution for
doctors. The company is planning to use its
own camera-based technology to help doctors
use special goggles to see what’s happening
in a patient’s body in real time.
A startup that
helps companies manage the logistics of
stuff -- like shipping, storing and moving
-- more efficiently.
A social media
platform that allows people to create and
share short videos, meant to be used on a
variety of social media platforms. The app
attempts to make the experience of sharing a
video feel more like “posting a photo” on
your social media networks.
A startup
working to make it possible for everyone to
consume a beef jerky product from the
comfort of their own home.
A startup that
creates fancy 3D models of houses from
photographs and 3D scans of real houses. The
company is using the data to help homebuyers
visualize their new homes.
An online
retailer of jeans for men, women and kids.
Founded in 2015
A
shared-carshare service for businesses.
Coworkers sign up as users, put in their
credit card info, and have access to a car.
The company wants to allow businesses to
give employees the ability to rent a car at
a discounted price.
This startup
wants to create an “Uber for trash” for
apartment owners, creating an automated
system of trash drops and pickups that uses
GPS and back-end software to track it all.
A $15,000 tool
to help people purchase and sell their cars,
alongside their current vehicles, and get
the most money for both. The founders of
this startup say that people are willing to
spend up to $80,000 to get a new car, but
are not willing to spend the same amount on
their current ones.
Using AI to help
brands reach their customers with the most
relevant ad campaigns. The startup offers a
“personalized” message algorithm that’s
meant to deliver ads that are more likely to
be clicked.
A tool for
hiring consultants, with the goal of
reducing costs by 30% and cutting the number
of steps it takes to get a consultant hired.
In addition to
the main list above, a number of companies
that were not selected for the finals were
chosen for a special list of honorable
mentions in three categories: Technology,
People and Process. The Bottom Line is the
only company that was not chosen for the
finals from this list.
A tool for
automating email marketing for businesses.
Its founders, having previously built a
small email marketing SaaS for startups,
were looking for a way to automate the
process.
A social network
for moviegoers. They want to bring together
Instagram-like photos of movies, and use the
same data to highlight attractions in a new
way.
E-commerce
startup that allows shoppers to buy
groceries and other products directly from
brands and merchants.
The app lets
users choose what they want to see, and
filters out content they don’t want to see.
A startup that
offers companies and employees a remote
access to their company’s data from any
device, as long as it's connected to the
internet.
A startup that
wants to make it easy for every person to
have a personal assistant.
A maker of
solar-powered vehicles
This startup
combines a food delivery service with a meal
planning platform
A platform that
connects a marketer’s email list with their
website’s email opt-in form, allowing users
to automatically sign up for emails when
they arrive on the website.
A digital
marketing platform for lifestyle brands,
creating an app for brands to manage and
grow their digital presence.
A social network
for people who want to buy and sell real
estate. It’s currently focused on the San
Francisco Bay Area, and is intended to
compete with Zillow and Trulia.
This is a
platform for coaching HR teams.
App that helps
teachers find and collaborate on common
content. The company’s technology works with
Google Docs to organize a shared content
space and show when content has changed. The
product serves over 2,000 schools.
A P2P tool that
connects patients with specialists to find
the right doctor.
A B2B platform
that allows companies to manage and share
all of their customer transactions and
transactions between their employees.
The world’s
first interactive robot taxidermist. It
combines 3D scanning technology and a
robotic arm to automatically fuse together a
stuffed creature out of real animal parts.
The startup says the process is simple for
consumers to use, and can be done from their
homes.
A way for
marketers to track their Facebook ad
campaigns in real-time, with a dashboard to
see which ads are performing the best.
A startup that
builds "the world’s first
decentralized, open source, student portal.”
Its goal is to connect students around the
world to their professors through a global
network of university digital classrooms.
This startup is
building a tool for managing portfolios of
businesses. The idea is to make portfolio
management more accessible for people
without a huge financial team.
A tool that
helps you re-use code across your web,
mobile, and desktop applications, by
allowing you to link your code to an API.
The startup’s co-founder says that after
launching in April 2019, they’ve already
signed up 600 customers.
A program to
help refugees and asylum seekers in Canada
find employment.
An on-demand,
on-demand marketplace that allows people to
buy and rent things they don’t have time to
get. They have a car sharing service in the
works, and they’re trying to build a
platform that connects renters with
contractors and service providers.
A tool that
helps users create videos without a
smartphone, using a $1 webcam and computer
A tool that
helps companies with the creation of new
sign-up forms.
Helping
consumers to find the best mobile carrier
for their needs, and help carriers mitigate
churn.
A startup
looking to build a custom hardware-based
software platform for the hotel industry.
This startup is
working on an "in-app workout
studio" for fitness apps. The startup
wants to deliver on-the-go workouts to help
people stay fit.
A social network
that uses AI to surface the most relevant
content around you
Other notable
startups in the city include:
A cloud-based
service that provides default financial
advice for customers, with an emphasis on
helping them manage their money
Maintains and
manages a database of resumes and job
candidates, and helps employers find and
hire for their organization
A startup that
allows companies to more easily integrate
their insurance plans with their payroll
systems by specialising as a provider of
payroll and benefits administration as well
as insurance.
A cloud-based
platform that helps restaurants track food
safety and food prep operations.
This startup is
building a platform for social selling. The
beta is being rolled out on Twitter and
Instagram and it plans to build a
full-fledged product in the future.
A platform for
creative entrepreneurs to connect over
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
A startup that
helps users organize their calendars,
including reminding them about things,
creating to-do lists, and setting up events
A startup that
sells products in India
A line of
clothing that utilizes technology to help
make wicking sweat a thing of the past.
This company
wants to replace the often-painful
experience of filling out a tax return with
a more automated process. The startup is
working on a software program that will work
with H&R Block’s online software to take
the pain out of filing a tax return and
streamline the process. The company says it
has $1.5 million in monthly revenue.
A platform to
help companies manage their travel expenses
and travel agents by matching travelers with
nearby hotels
A business that
helps to hire, manage and pay designers who
are looking to leave their job
A platform that
helps small business owners sell their
products wholesale to retailers such as
Amazon, Target, and Walmart.
A project
management and time-tracking service that
smartly integrates with Google Apps
Free daily
newsletters with actionable information to
help users live better and be healthier.
a startup that
uses robots to cut and assemble plastics and
other materials
A digital
currency for small businesses, meant to
provide a better shopping experience to
users.
A startup that
specializes in data mining, targeting the
B2B space. The company aims to help
companies reduce time spent on data analysis
and create models that can predict the
lifespan of their assets.
A shared vehicle
rental service where drivers can split the
cost of a ride.
A company that
hopes to make it easier for people to buy
shares in their favorite startups. Endocra
is building a platform that offers a way for
investors to purchase shares in startups
with a few clicks.
A credit
platform for small businesses in the U.S.,
with plans to add a debit card option in the
future.
An online
platform that helps people find and connect
with others with similar interests (i.e. a
Google search for people who like to ride
bikes in San Francisco).
A startup that
provides a visual dashboard of project
health and progress. The startup uses AI to
crowdsource 3,000 hours of data from 50,000
employees and then provides a visualization
of the health of your project.
An API for
creating 100% green power systems.
A “content
marketing agency for small businesses.”
A tool that
helps businesses and governments keep track
of their data in real time.
A tool to help
people who want to start their own business
grow their product.
An API for
building virtual reality apps, as well as a
VR headset, as a way to create a new type of
“VR search engine”.
A cloud-based
version of Microsoft Word that lets people
create and edit documents from their phones.
A place for all
the comedians and comedy fans to come
together and talk about comedy.
A startup with a
vision to change the way people travel by
building beautiful and seamless travel
experiences.
Startups with a
“retail-first” mindset, focused on selling a
product through a web-based storefront,
rather than in a physical store. They tend
to be larger, with 4–7 employees.
A startup that
lets you order prescription drugs online and
have them delivered to your door
A business
analytics software company that wants to
help companies make better decisions and
build better products.
A startup that
helps businesses have a better time making
phone calls with their customers. Calling by
Landline is a suite of tools for
salespeople, agencies, and businesses that
helps them capture data and turn it into
contextually relevant messages.
In 2017, the
U.S. Postal Service lost $65 billion,
according to the U.S. Postal Service Office
of Inspector General. The USPS lost $1.8
billion in FY 2016, and $2.8 billion in FY
2015. That is a drop of $3.4 billion from
the $1.9 billion that they lost in FY 2014.
A consumer
analytics product that allows companies to
see real-time consumer data trends.
A platform that
helps clients manage their credit scores,
run credit analyses, and find credit cards
and loans.
A platform for
those seeking to save money on gas and
travel expenses.
An online
platform where customers can find and book
luxury travel.
A platform to
help people find the best care for the
elderly, with a focus on home healthcare.
A “new kind of
community management” for restaurants.
The startup is
building a tool for finding investors for
startups.
This startup is
building a chatbot that learns from your
habits to give you better recommendations
for what to watch based on your interests.
A startup that
is creating a platform for businesses to
match employees with appropriate
internships.
A B2B company
that helps “identify the root cause of Web
performance issues by providing insights
into how users interact with a website”.
A mobile app
that helps hoteliers list their rooms
directly on Airbnb.com without the need to
host their own website.
A cloud-based
platform for home-surveillance systems built
on personal computers.
This company is
looking to take the “labor of love” out of
home ownership, offering a simple way to
save money and time on renovations by having
the homeowner hire out the work.
A startup that
helps teams design and build apps to bring a
business idea to life.
A “one-stop shop
for credit” that aims to help people from
underbanked backgrounds to get access to
credit. The startup is currently in talks
with banks and credit unions to work out a
partnership.
A startup that
enables small business owners to develop and
publish their apps.
A Dallas-based
startup making it easy for users to automate
the creation of a sales pipeline.
This startup
aims to create a “single-page checkout”
experience for retailers to improve the
checkout process.
A tool that
helps businesses manage their online
reputation. The company has over 30,000
customers.
A video platform
for shopping, shopping for video, and more
video, including beauty and fashion content.
A messaging
system for restaurants that allows hosts to
manage reservations, ticket sales, and
reservations.
A company that
builds a virtual assistant for call center
agents, to help them deal with the high
volume of calls they deal with.
A small startup
that uses artificial intelligence to provide
over-the-phone sales and customer support.
The app connects to the companies’ CRM and
provides live agent support in a chat
interface.
“A digital bank
account that’s 100% open-source.”
In 2016, the
company was featured in a Wired article
titled "The $10 Million Game That Can
Change Your Life," and has been covered
in articles in Fast Company, Forbes,
Business Insider, and The Economist.
A startup that
aims to bring a free, ad-free alternative to
the world’s most popular lifestyle app,
Tinder.
A startup that
is building a service that lets
organizations connect to highly-skilled
drone pilots.
A company that
builds 3D-printed prosthetic hands and other
medical devices that can be 3D-printed at
home, with a focus on helping veterans.
"The Future
of Space" is a VR experience that
encourages people to become astronauts.
Empowering
developers to build custom mobile apps. The
company wants to make mobile apps simple,
like the mobile websites that everyone else
is building.
A startup that
sells an “HDMI board” that sits on top of a
television (or other display) and allows you
to plug in a USB drive and use it to show
content from a computer.
A startup that’s
developing a computer vision API that helps
businesses analyze and refine their photos.
A data
conversion app that brings the search
experience of Google to Facebook (similar to
how Twitter brought the search experience to
Facebook.)
A platform that
lets families, friends, and neighbors
connect, find, and support each other for
their mental health issues, using a big data
approach to help the right people at the
right time. Through its platform, Bensound
plans to provide a virtual space where
people can post their symptoms, get support,
and connect with each other. The platform
reaps the insights provided by the data from
all the posts to offer people with mental
health issues the most personalized,
accurate diagnosis possible.
A startup that
connects restaurants with home delivery
services, so that customers can order food
that’s ready when they get it. The startup
has already raised $2.4 million in funding.
A tool for
financial professionals, or portfolio
managers, to create and manage investment
portfolios. The startup offers a web-based,
drag and drop interface to create
portfolios.
The startup is
looking to digitize the process of
back-office data entry. Based in San
Francisco, the startup is currently focused
on the insurance industry, though it's
looking to expand into the retail and
hospitality markets.
Ruled is a
service to help US companies ask for and
file trademarks in foreign countries. The
startup currently has customers in
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico,
and the UK.
A group of
friends who are building a kind of
alternative to LinkedIn, with more emphasis
on connections and less emphasis on the
algorithm.
Sempi is “a
company that helps people manage and
organize their debt.”
A fitness
tracking app that makes it easy to track and
log your fitness goals.
Media startups
are often built on the back of a single
product, such as Skype or YouTube. The
company’s founders say its technology can
help companies figure out whether a new
product is worth the investment.
This company
wants to use visual AI to help retail and
restaurant managers visualize operations,
from seasonal patterns to labor costs, and
make informed decisions.
A software
platform that helps employers handle the
administrative tasks that come with hiring.
A company that
makes smart locks for high-end residential
housing, so that you can unlock your front
door with your phone, for instance.
MakeMaps helps
users create maps from scratch, or edit
existing maps. It uses low-cost aerial
mapping technology to create maps that are
useful for a range of products.
A platform for
managing customer service and sales in a
single platform, with built-in tools to
manage customer data.
A chatbot
platform that allows users to schedule
regular conversations with virtual
therapists who provide advice, feedback, and
advice.
A venture fund
and incubator for startups working with AI.
This startup is
building a way to help farmers market their
products without the hassle of selling via a
big, impersonal store. Instead, farmers can
have a more intimate and less expensive
selling experience when selling directly to
the consumer.
A startup that
allows users to chat with a local concierge
to get a ride, shuttle, or service request.
Track is
building a new way to track our expenses and
savings, offering recaps of how we spent our
money and automated suggestions on how to
cut back.
A turnkey set of
products and services for product managers
including management of leads, sales, and
marketing.
A startup that
helps students find and apply for
scholarships, their funding, and the
information they need to apply.
This business is
building a system that allows buyers to
choose and track the most reputable and
reliable retailers, and helps them avoid
fraudulent sellers.
An
enterprise-focused CRM for sales leads.
A platform that
provides an online platform for influencers
to build audiences and earn revenue from
their work.
We’re sitting on
a huge data-set
An AI that
predicts stock performance based on the news
it hears.
A startup that
wants to build an app that helps you save
money on your insurance and financing.
Customers would be able to compare cars, get
quotes and pay for car insurance all in one
platform.
A tool for
building lightweight IoT devices that
communicate securely with the internet via
IFTTT.
A startup that
helps businesses manage their membership
programs. The startup is currently focusing
on the restaurant industry.
A platform that
allows kiosk users to pay for parking
remotely with their credit card, and be
refunded the money in their account
immediately.
A retail
analytics tool for e-commerce. The startup
wants to help retailers better forecast
demand and optimize their inventories.
An AI bot for
doctors, to help them diagnose patients and
see more patients.
A B2B company
that helps companies take credit card
payments from anywhere, from anywhere.
This startup’s
tagline is “the first real-time CRM.” It
works similarly to any other CRM, but with
one key difference: it’s real-time and works
a lot like a chat. It’s also very simple.
A platform that
enables local retailers to accept payments
from shoppers using mobile phones.
A platform that
connects contractors with clients as a way
to bring more of the work to the people who
do the work. They’re a Y Combinator alum.
A new way for
homeowners to sell their homes, with no
agent fees and no commissions.
A platform to
help people with a wealth of relationships
manage and close deals.
A business that
connects people with local caretakers and
property managers
A company that
helps investors and real estate agents track
investment performance.
A startup that
helps people in developing countries get
micro-loans
A tool that
helps you manage your courses and courses of
study, along with the borrowing and loan
information for each. It’s currently
available on the web, but will be coming to
iOS and Android.
A company that
manages your rent and allows you to pay it
with a credit card. The company says they’ve
had over $500,000 in monthly revenue, and
they’ve also had clients like the Delaware
Public School System.
A project-based
funding program that lets companies quickly
raise money when they need it.
A startup that
builds a tool that allows parents to create
a family budget and split expenses.
A company that
makes payments more efficient, with a system
that allows businesses to send out monthly
invoices, and avoid the hassle of managing
their own payment systems.
This company
wants to build a universal language of
facial expressions that can be used in any
social context
A company that
wants to solve a problem for small
businesses: they’re struggling to get their
customers to pay. Shopin makes it easier to
create a loyalty scheme for their customers
by helping them create a personal account
and tie it to their business account. Shopin
also has a small business version that can
help businesses combine rewards programs
from multiple platforms into one.
We’re taught
that the key to social science is “social
observation”.
With the ability
to take stock of all the different tools and
platforms that a team uses, it’s difficult
to create a shared vision. Bopp is a
platform that helps companies set up a
shared vision around their tools.
Idea: A startup
that is building an end-to-end solution for
businesses making hardware to help them get
funded and bring their product to market.
They want to automate a lot of the backend
work needed to launch hardware like creating
a company and getting funding.
A startup that
is building a new type of credit card for
low-income people by partnering with an NGO
in Brazil to give these people access to
credit for groceries, utilities, and gas.
A startup that
provides a service for people to learn how
to mediate in divorce cases
A way to help
people share and sell their assets, from
furniture to cars, with a dedicated app.
A small-business
lender that offers flexible loans, designed
for individuals with $20,000 to $150,000 in
assets.
The San
Francisco Bay Area is home to more than 200
companies that have received a total of more
than $80 billion in venture capital funding
as of Q3 2017.
A startup that
helps people find apartments to rent. They
are using machine learning to scan
Craigslist ads, notify people that there are
apartments available, and suggest the best
rent/price range.
A startup that
works in the messaging space, providing an
open API that allows users to send and
receive messages via Facebook Messenger,
WhatsApp, and Slack.
This app is a
replacement for spreadsheets. The app helps
users manage every aspect of their finances,
including contracts, invoices, and
approvals. The startup offers a monthly
subscription fee for the software and gives
users a free trial period.
A tool that
helps users monetize digital content, like
photos or videos from your phone.
A platform for
people to connect, share and discover the
hidden world of hiking, backpacking, and
camping.
A startup that
wants to make it much easier for users to
manage their credit cards. Instead of users
having to go to multiple sites to manage
their identity, they can get all of their
information in one place.
A startup that
wants to help you manage your money by
automating your investing and investing in
index funds.
The company is
building an AI-powered platform that uses
machine learning and natural language
processing to automatically identify and
recommend products to customers.
A self-driving
car startup that is building an
“airport-as-application” for managing
travel.
A blockchain
startup that is building a platform to link
driverless cars and their data, with a focus
on ride-sharing.
A startup that
improves the user experience on Twitter by
adding a “feed” feature.
A platform that
helps organizations to lower their energy
costs, while also lowering their carbon
footprint.
A
blockchain-based real estate rental
platform.
A CPA firm that
helps small businesses with accounting,
bookkeeping, and tax services. The startup
is in the process of launching an iOS app
for managing employees.
A startup that
allows people to build their own virtual
reality spaces, with custom lighting,
sounds, and music.
A startup that
helps companies quickly and easily find and
hire interns and low-cost labor for tasks
like data entry, social media work, and
other office tasks.
A software
platform to help brands sell directly to
consumers, using various channels including
email, text, or social.
A company that
makes a “super-good” video conferencing
platform.
A platform for
video game moderators who want to circumvent
the need for developers to monitor the
forums of their game.
A business that
helps companies sell and buy tickets to
events.
The app helps
put together a picture of your life, from
your health to your home, and lets you share
it with family and friends.
A tech company
that helps help customers who want to buy
their own insurance. If a customer wants to
buy insurance, they can use the app to get
quotes from all the different providers, and
then choose the best one. The app is free,
and the company will charge a percentage of
the premium, typically 35%.
A medical
startup that wants to build a network of
mini-clinics and doctors in low income
countries, where there are very few doctors
and no pharmacies.
A platform for
investors to buy individual stocks across a
variety of exchanges simultaneously.
A secure and
private way to store and process documents,
like contracts and contracts that have been
signed
A platform for
office rentals, for companies that are
“looking for a temporary space for 6 to 12
months.”
A startup that’s
building an app to allow people to buy and
sell products from one another who are local
to each other, with the goal of making local
commerce easier.
A “hybrid” of
Google Docs, Slack, and Dropbox. It’s a
platform for teamwork and communication
that’s meant to be secure and easy to use.
Available on iOS and Android.
A startup that
helps people who want to start a restaurant
in a different country get their business
off the ground.
A startup that
allows people to have a live video platform
for their devices, including a small screen
app.
In the 2017
Philadelphia Startup Week, 10 companies were
featured.
A web-based
platform for real estate agents. The company
wants to help agents outsource their
listings and find the right client to buy or
rent their property.
A digital
distribution outlet for products like
electronics and games. The company wants to
solve the problem of everyone having their
own individual accounts and payment methods,
with a shared account and single payment
method.
A company that
helps companies book tours and events at
museums and galleries. The startup’s
founders previously worked at the Louvre,
and want to help them grow their business in
the UK, US, and Canada.
The startup is
building a new standard for what an API is.
The company gathers data from over 20 APIs,
then organizes it into a single,
self-contained API.
The founders
walked away from their jobs in the
technology industry to focus on food, and
built a tech app that makes it easier and
cheaper for restaurants to source from local
farmers.
A high-tech
startup that wants to use its virtual
reality to help people turn their natural
surroundings into their classroom.
This is an
on-demand toilet rental service that aims to
give people easier access to the restroom
when they’re out and about.
A tool for
connecting users with health insurance
companies to get them the best rate and also
transfer care to a clinic when needed.
A Spanish
startup that wants to help people build
better, more productive websites. It has
developed a product that helps users rank
their website in specific search engines, so
they can get more traffic.
A free and
open-source tool to help marketers create
the same kind of email campaigns that we can
create in AdWords, but with less of a hassle
and less cost.
This company is
building a tool to navigate the growing
field of insurance compliance, making
compliance easier for insurance agents and
their clients.
A credit scoring
startup that uses data from credit card and
bank purchases to provide a customer’s
credit score.
A platform that
allows people to purchase and sell real
estate together in a safe, transparent way.
A digital
platform that uses technology and data to
help students study better, helping them
make better decisions about what to study
and when to study.
A video platform
that helps small businesses create slick
video content without hiring a video
specialist.
A startup that
“connects healthcare providers with patients
with different needs,” according to the
founders.
A music
subscription service that pays artists based
on how much music people listen to. The
company is already in talks with artists to
create original content and bring it to
their platform.
A startup that
sells physical books and online courses to
help people with public speaking
A B2B platform
for digital marketing, allowing businesses
to hire a team of experts to create digital
ads, newsletters, and more.
SaaS company
that helps businesses with compliance and
regulatory headaches like tax reporting,
sales tax, employee onboarding, and more
A P2P online
marketplace that connects businesses and
customers, enabling the former to accept
payments from the latter, with no risk of
fraud. Ideogram is already in the process of
onboarding over 1000 businesses in the US.
A software
company for building apps with Facebook
Messenger. The startup has built apps for
the likes of Unilever and Airbnb. It’s a
platform for chat bots, and allows companies
to build chat bots in minutes.
A tool that
helps people manage their work schedules,
while also reducing the amount of time they
spend on administrative work.
A tool to help
you find the best developers for your new
project.
A group of
employees at a company that make up a
“workcommittee” that can be used to solve
internal conflicts.
The company’s
first product is an AI-enabled
conversational assistant, available in the
US and spoken in English, Spanish, and
French. It turns a user’s smartphone into a
virtual assistant, with text-to-speech
capabilities, a voice dialer, and other
features
A payment
startup that offers a money transfer service
for small and medium-sized businesses. The
company has a network of partners that cover
90% of all businesses.
A platform that
helps companies find and hire talent. The
company wants to be the LinkedIn for the
hiring process, allowing companies to do a
search for their needs and then being able
to find candidates who match the roles
easily.
A startup that
provides software to help eCommerce store
owners who are trying to grow their business
A B2B company
that connects companies with Indonesian
factories that can produce goods at a lower
cost than competitors outside the country.
A tool that
helps users digitally store and organize
their books, CDs, or other media.
This startup is
looking to monitor and track the performance
of solar panels so organizations can make
better decisions on whether to invest in
them.
This startup
wants to bring the benefits of paperless
medical records to India. They’re currently
looking to partner with hospitals in India
to make it easier to transfer medical
records.
A free and
open-source tool to help marketers create
the same kind of email campaigns that we can
create in AdWords, but with less of a hassle
and less cost.
A market
research app that helps companies understand
the wants and needs of their consumers
better. It’s paid for by a company like
SurveyGizmo or SurveyMonkey that charges a
small fee every time a survey is completed.
Sphere is a new
approach to online education based on the
idea that online education is too expensive
for many students and doesn’t provide high
enough quality instruction. Sphere offers a
free, high-quality education to anyone in
the world.
Idea: A
customizable, machine learning-driven
planning engine for autonomous vehicles
A machine
learning startup that helps companies
predict whether their sales will meet their
forecast.
A tool that
allows you to edit the source code of
websites.
AirBnb is
launching in India, but more importantly,
the startup is looking to grow its presence
in other parts of Asia and even the Middle
East.
A startup that
helps homeowners advertise their homes for
sale using Facebook ads
A company that
makes virtual reality experiences for
medical training and education, and has
already trained over 50,000 people on its
platform.
A “decentralized
healthcare network” that wants to build a
network of medical facilities that have
doctors on staff, rather than relying on
rooms of other medical professionals.
This startup
wants to help apps that are live broadcast
their broadcasts live.
A startup that
is “building the first universal OS kernel”.
A startup that
creates a suite of tools to help companies
recruit, interview, and hire.
"Wired"
magazine named the list of the "75
Smartest Entrepreneurs in Technology"
on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of
the magazine.
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A company
building a “personal concierge” app that
connects people with the professional
services they need. The CEO says the app is
built with a focus on the “a la carte”
experience, not the
“the-big-package-of-everything” experience.
A SaaS
accounting service focused on small
businesses. It’s powered by Intuit’s
QuickBooks enterprise software.
A startup that
helps business owners build a team of
virtual assistants, who are then paid per
project.
A software
company that helps retailers sell more
products in-store by giving them tools to
measure sales in real-time.
A startup that
pairs freelance designers with clients to
create logos, websites, and more
An automated
phone system for people dealing with anxiety
and depression, the idea is to free up
employees to work on other things.
A way to help
consumers create a custom playlist.
A tool for
managing a sales team, helping reps track
and forecast sales. The company says it has
been in private beta since April and is
currently focused on small businesses.
"A platform
for philanthropy," focused on making it
easier for individuals to give to causes.
A software
developer that works with companies to help
them design and build self-service sales and
lead management systems. The startup, which
launched in 2018, has 150 clients.
A fintech
product for US credit unions for managing
bank accounts.
A tool that
helps users manage their electricity usage
with a dashboard.
An “Uber for
writers”. This startup is “building the Uber
of writing jobs”. It’s an app that allows
writers to get paid for their work directly,
without having to deal with a third party
intermediary. They’re already working with
about 20 clients.
A company that
is building a tech platform to facilitate
conversation and relationships between
employees of a company.
Builds and
markets solar-powered electric bicycles,
like the one below, that can carry up to 300
pounds and travel up to 60 miles per charge.
The startup
wants to create a way to make buying and
selling cars easier.
A way to
leverage AI to perform custom formulas on
data sources
A tool for sales
reps that can push and apply discounts to
customers even if they don’t have a card.
The startup is partnered with Macy’s and
Sephora.
A startup to
find and buy used furniture, which makes the
process easier for both buyers and sellers.
The company is currently in beta, with the
site having been live on a small scale for
just over a year.
A system for
automatically identifying potential threats
on the internet and alerting users through
push notifications.
A company that
helps people record their own videos and
helps businesses create them.
The company’s
target market is the 50 million people in
India who have mobile phones but do not have
bank accounts. The app uses SMS and a mobile
number to allow the user to transfer money
into their account.
A social network
for shared care that pairs doctors with
patients.
A startup that
helps you organize your life, like a DVR for
your podcast listening.
A platform that
helps large businesses manage their supply
chain, with a mobile app that lets users
order and track products. It’s backed by
Airbus and seen as a competitor to Shopify.
A digital
payments app that allows users to pay
merchants by scanning a QR code or scanning
their phone at a point of sale.
A mobile app
that helps students get a solid night’s
sleep, with a goal of increasing student
performance.
Dedicated to
helping tech companies build more
sustainable products, it’s a platform for
tracking products’ carbon emissions and life
cycle, and helping companies figure out what
to do to reduce them.
A software
platform for publishers to create, share,
and monetize digital magazines. The company
is a digital media company and content
platform service provider.
A company that’s
looking to solve the problem of tracking and
maintaining essential household appliances
and cars.
is a SaaS
company which offers small and medium sized
businesses a free way to market their
products and services online.
A startup that
helps people find affordable health care
services. The startup also offers a service
that helps people who need a doctor find one
via a map.
A healthcare
service that provides a platform for human
resources to view and search through the
health records of employees. Providers can
also use the platform to set up secure
access for their employees, and then billing
details are sent automatically.
A business
intelligence tool that helps businesses
collect, organize, and analyze their data.
A utility for
"smart" homes from the makers of
Nest, Dropcam and Honeywell. Eko is a new
company that aims to bring more automation
to everything from thermostats to security
cameras. The company started with a
thermostat that can be programmed through an
app and communicate with a connected garage
door, but it’s now also trying to develop a
home security system that will stop someone
by recognizing their face and sending a
message to their phone.
The startup
wants to help more than 50,000 SMBs get more
control over their data with a customer
relationship management tool that integrates
with all their business data sources.
A product
recommendation engine that looks at the
user's preferences in a typical internet
application and recommends other related
items.
A tool that aims
to help create a beautiful, custom, and
interactive Facebook News Feed.
The startup is
building a platform that creates a social
network for people who have moved abroad.
It's also an online marketplace for goods
from around the world.
A startup that
helps travel insurance companies manage
policy data. They sell their software to
clients and use the revenue to pay their
team.
A startup that’s
developing an app that allows users to
crowdsource design work in real time. As the
company says, “the platform is set up in a
way that allows site visitors to create a
profile, to rate designs, and to leave
feedback on the designs of other site
visitors. The power of the platform comes
from the fact that it’s powered by a
community of designers that are incentivized
to be helpful.”
A tool for
storing long term notes, pictures and
documents that allows you to collaborate
with others, share links, and make edits.
A tool that
helps companies hire and keep their own
employees, allowing them to manage all the
company’s data on a single platform from a
single UI.
A platform to
help sales people connect with business
partners in real-time. The startup helps
sales reps and business partners connect
using Facebook Messenger.
A mobile app
that gives users the ability to pay for
parking in advance.
Building a tool
for people to securely deposit and invest
their money.
A startup for
women’s health products that helps users
compare products and prices.
A startup that
wants to build an analytics platform for
restaurants, which they claim will allow
restaurants to engage in more precise,
targeted marketing, and track employee
satisfaction.
A platform that
helps people purchase home insurance and
other insurance products
A tool to help
developers build apps that can access
private health data.
The startup
helps people get a credit score for free and
use it for financial decisions.
A startup which
makes a Wi-Fi app for couch potatoes,
helping them find free, unsecured Wi-Fi.
The B2B company
wants to “help companies make better
decisions with less data”, using machine
learning to analyze data to get more
insights. The startup is focused on a few
industries, starting with financial
services.
A startup that
will allow you to “track your position in
the world of work” by allowing you to track
how you’re doing in your job search.
A decentralized
insurance marketplace for global insurance.
As one of the
first enterprise-focused venture-backed
startups, Placed is building a platform that
allows employers to create a database of
their employees and their location, as well
as see which of their employees they can
“Placed” in the time they need to pay them.
A startup for
buying and selling home appliances. Their
current focus is on selling used appliances,
which they want to make a one-touch online
purchase process.
A
subscription-based service that helps
companies digitize products and products in
the process.
A startup to
help e-commerce stores in China manage their
inventory.
A startup that
helps businesses create a more efficient CRM
system by collecting data from multiple
sources and automatically integrating it
into a single sales pipeline.
An AI-powered
chatbot that helps people find and make
reservations at restaurants with the ease of
an automated messaging system.
A self-serve
platform for saving money on auto insurance
or just comparing rates, which they say is
“faster, cheaper, and more comprehensive
then any other website”. They currently have
$2.5 million in monthly recurring revenue
and are looking to launch in Miami and
Atlanta.
A US-based
startup that offers business-to-consumer
(B2C) and business-to-business (B2B)
products for social media influencer
marketing
Use site
analytics to improve your user experience
and maximize your website’s potential.
A
blockchain-based loyalty program that
rewards consumers for shopping at a
merchant's site.
A company that
helps to build and maintain the database
that banks use to make lending decisions.
A tool for
searching and accessing email accounts. The
company wants to be a “Google for email”,
with users able to connect email accounts
from different providers.
A fintech
product for US credit unions for managing
bank accounts.
Idea: A
scheduling app for hair salons, meant to
streamline the process of booking
appointments and also to provide a better
customer experience by allowing customers to
book their appointments directly through the
app
A SaaS service
that helps businesses manage their social
media accounts, and make money from them.
The startup charges a fee for the service,
but it’s unclear how much.
This app helps
people create a single dashboard that tracks
all of the companies they’re working for.
A crowdsourcing
startup that provides access to a network of
freelance graphic designers for companies,
who then work on a per-hour basis to create
graphics, web content, and logos for
companies.
This startup
wants to disrupt the insurance industry by
creating a platform that connects users
directly with experts and their claims.
A health app
that lets users track everything from their
fitness to their moods
A platform that
helps parents manage their children’s
everything from school and extracurricular
activities to college visits and birthdays.
The founders say they’ve launched a beta
version of the platform that lets parents
order and schedule activities, and set rules
around cancelling and rescheduling. The
founders also have a personal story about
how their startup led them to discover their
company’s mission.
A platform that
enables people to build and sell products,
such as digital goods and services, through
a marketplace.
A new kind of
elevator for startups, allowing them to have
private offices with WiFi, ergonomic desks,
and multiple private conference rooms.
A company
focused on helping clients with growing
their presence in Asia. Its app helps people
navigate Asia’s credit card market, which is
significantly different from the US market.
Businesses often
have to deal with the issue of creating a
“high security environment” to pass over
their payment information to someone.
Entrepreneurs Ryan Levitt and David Honig
say that the good news is that the process
has basically become “the same as logging
into Gmail,” and they’ve developed a simple,
secure solution that they’re now using in
their own businesses.
A full-service
insurance agency, providing agents with a
suite of tools to help them manage their
clients and business.
A "smart
home monitoring" startup focused on
energy efficiency. It's currently in a
pre-launch stage, with a device that allows
users to remotely turn off lights and lock
doors with a smartphone, and the company
says it has acquired $2.4 million in seed
funding
This is a
company that wants to help companies keep an
eye on their employees. The company launched
in late May and has already taken over
$100,000 in seed funding.
A company that
makes workout equipment for the gym, such as
barbells and dumbbells.
A startup for
artists that maps out the best places to
sell their art.
A platform that
aims to teach people using “word of the day”
style lessons, by using the words they know
in a real-world context.
New York based
startup that is taking the stress out of
managing your own private cloud, allowing
you to manage your own servers, backups, and
other essential infrastructure.
A company that
aims to eliminate the need to print
invoices. The company’s platform handles
e-invoicing, and sends out a PDF invoice to
the customer automatically. They’re
currently operating in California and New
York.
The idea is to
be the Airbnb for airships and to make it
easier for people to book and manage them.
A single
platform to help companies understand and
engage with their customers, and act on that
data. The startup is testing out a platform
designed to serve the needs of
small-to-medium-size companies, and then
help them scale as they grow.
A startup that
specializes in helping people who are
struggling with their finances. The app
helps people budget their money and spend
wisely.
A startup that
helps caregivers create their own day-to-day
schedules for their patients to ensure
they’re not over- or under-scheduled.
A platform for
companies to manage the process of hiring,
onboarding, and training employees, pairing
employers with candidates through a series
of one-on-one interviews before managing a
candidate’s learning process and performance
in a single place.
A tool that
allows people to create their own
personalized product pages on Etsy by
uploading photos and text.
A system that
tracks a person’s location and data for the
purpose of health management. The startup
wants to make it easy for people to have a
better understanding of how their data is
used.
This startup
helps insurers manage their data and make it
easier to process claims. They’ve built a
database of medical claims, which Insurify
pulls into their system to make it easier
for insurers to make their claims process
more efficient.
A startup that
lets users check into a space on Facebook,
Twitter, or Foursquare to see photos and
reviews of the space, and view events
happening there.
A set of tools
for the financial services industry, which
includes a portfolio tool, a loan
calculator, and a credit analysis tool.
A
micro-insurance company that is beginning to
offer healthcare coverage to low-income
individuals in the US. Their goal is to
reach the uninsured and help them purchase
insurance.
A logistics
platform that allows shippers to post jobs,
set rates, manage their accounts, and track
shipments.
A workplace
application that automatically analyzes
emails to determine which emails are the
most important and should be answered
immediately. It’s trying to replace the
traditional “email triage” process with a
more targeted process that says, for
instance, “take care of these 10 emails
first, then this one”.
This is an
on-demand cleaning service. When you order,
they send a cleaner that cleans your house
and leaves it in its original state for you.
A startup
focused on the healthcare industry that
partners with pharmaceutical companies to
build data products to make drug development
more efficient.
A health-tech
startup that works with hospitals to manage
treatments and operations
A company that
helps filmmakers and production companies
track their work from beginning to end
A startup that’s
trying to help its customers locate and
recover data that’s become inaccessible.
It’s also building a “backup as a service”
solution, so you can set up a snapshot of
any data that’s important to you and have it
automatically stored online.
A company
working on a mobile app that will allow
users to share trips with friends and
family, and see where they are going. The
founders say they can currently see users
traveling to over 100 countries with the
app.
A web/mobile app
that helps small businesses collect their
customer data for marketing.
A small-business
loan that’s structured to minimize interest
rates and minimize risk and uncertainty.
A company that
helps teachers who don’t have access to
iPads and other education technology tools.
A startup that
helps companies get energy-efficient
lightbulbs into their warehouses. They’ve
already sold over 1,000 LED bulbs in a few
months.
The idea is to
provide a home base for travelers, since
many are uncomfortable with the idea of
being fenced in.
A platform for
the entertainment industry to create,
manage, and monetize its content. The
startup says it will help artists “pivot to
new business models, stay profitable, and
expand their business”.
A startup that
provides a service for people to have
someone come to their home and give them a
hand with cleaning, etc
A crowdsourced
product review platform for groceries and
other products.
A startup that
helps people create, distribute, and sell
music online. According to its founders,
there’s a $30 billion music industry in the
US, but it’s almost entirely untapped in the
digital space.
A startup that
wants to help companies automate their
marketing campaigns across social media.
A way to find
cheap, reliable electricity, with solar
panels on the roof.
A company that
helps people manage their wine collections.
The startup is building a wine database and
app that lets users track their wine
collection in real time, save it to their
phone, and save it to the cloud.
d.i.s.e. is
building a visual editor for creating and
publishing content on the web.
Integrated
system for tracking and managing real estate
transactions for companies. The company
works directly with the actual seller, so it
can offer tax advice and other services.
A platform that
helps people find and book home services,
like cleaners and handymen. The startup
currently has 30 employees and is
profitable.
A tool for
creating and testing chatbots, and an SDK
for building chatbots on platforms like
Facebook Messenger, Slack and Kik
A startup
focused on expanding the definition of who
and what can be a customer
A platform that
helps companies manage, track and monetize
their content. They have three enterprise
customers on board, including T-Mobile and a
law firm.
A startup that
makes it easier for people to get home
deliveries from local restaurants, as well
as offers a mobile payment system.
A SaaS company
that offers a platform for managing employee
benefits. It provides a software dashboard
for insurance providers to compare health
plans and find the best benefits to offer
without having to communicate directly with
consumers.
A platform that
helps non-profits raise money by selling
sponsorships.
A Hong
Kong-based startup that is doing a joint
venture in China with a Chinese partner. The
two companies will work together to build a
consumer product in China, and then later in
Hong Kong.
A tool that
helps search engine optimization
professionals track the effectiveness of
their work.
A platform that
enables users to check their credit scores
and buy discounted or free credit scores
from multiple credit reporting agencies.
An
“entrepreneur” app that helps you read
business books at your own pace.
A recommendation
engine that helps you find what you like and
suggest similar products to you.
A startup that
lets users check out with a credit card,
then pay with Venmo, Apple Pay, or more.
Idea: Build
custom apps around on-premise hardware
“The last mile”
of ride-hailing apps is the last mile to a
person’s home. The startup wants to build an
app that helps people find a driver to take
them home.
A company that
helps companies buy the most cost-effective
insurance coverage for their employees as a
group.
A mobile app
that shows users what it would cost to buy a
particular product in different cities.
A way to track
and manage your medical expenses.
The startup will
deliver custom-made soundtracks to the home,
so you can listen to it in your own car, or
at work.
A Slack-like
platform for online chat rooms and
one-on-one messaging using customizable
avatars to represent each user.
A company that
is working on a peer-to-peer lending
marketplace platform that connects lenders
with borrowers. CommonBond has raised $30
million to date.
A location-based
messaging app that helps people connect with
friends at various venues.
A US-based
startup that offers business-to-consumer
(B2C) and business-to-business (B2B)
products for social media influencer
marketing
A hardware
startup that’s building a new type of
computer that’s designed to be secure, power
efficient, and small enough to fit on a
keychain.
A platform that
helps independent restaurants stay in touch
with their customers, allowing them to reach
out to customers, providing deals, and
keeping track of orders.
A portfolio of
music and lecture channels that are
available for 24/7 streaming.
An iPhone app
that helps people find and reserve concert
tickets
A company that
builds an ordering platform for farmers to
get their vegetables and products to market
faster.
A company that
makes whiskey-inspired food and drink, with
the goal of bringing new flavors to the
market.
A computer
science student who wanted to help his
parents, so he built a website for them to
search for and buy used cars, and a mobile
app to help them make appointments.
World Rugby is
building a digital platform that lets fans
follow their favorite team and save
highlights of games and other content. The
company says it can also offer more ways for
fans to engage with the team, and has a team
of rugby enthusiasts for their first major
customer, the New Zealand Warriors.
A digital
platform that helps companies with
everything from marketing to sales, with a
view to helping it evolve into a
full-service marketing agency.
A startup
tackling the stigmas around mental illness
and jobs in the US
A startup that
helps companies integrate their Slack teams
with existing email and phone systems.
A startup that
helps people find the right mortgage by
securing a lender with a network of experts
who know the market well.
A startup that
helps clients schedule doctor visits and
connect with local doctors in their area.
A “productivity
suite” that offers a suite of tools to help
users track, review and improve their
performance.
A company that
offers a platform for delivery of medical
supplies to remote and underserved
communities.
A web-based
video editor with a focus on video
production
A Chrome and
Firefox extension that turns a link or a
picture into a QR code.
A tool to help
writers set their own rates for the use of
their work.
A software
company that works with small businesses to
help them automate the creation of their
websites based on their business needs.
A data
visualization tool for account managers and
growth teams. The startup wants to help
salespeople visualize their accounts and see
where their best prospects are.
An insurance
company that allows companies to insure
their employees’ health on their own terms
across multiple plans.
A company that
aims to provide a way for people to manage
their investments.
A seed-stage
startup that’s building a software platform
for the pipe industry. They’ll be able to
manage schedules, track equipment and
provide an interface to the general public.
A workplace
culture survey system. The startup is
building a platform that helps recruiters
recruit better by pulling together data from
a variety of sources, including surveys,
transparent reviews from past employers, and
social media.
The soft-spoken
CEO of Young Living believes that as the
industry gains more attention, it will lose
the stigma it once had — and that “the
stigma will fall like a rock”.
A startup that
crowdsources legal advice by using “smart
contracts”.
An API for
merchants and sellers to create promotions
for their products, with an API for
consumers to buy their products at a
discount.
A startup that
helps employers and HR departments manage
the hiring process and recruitment. They’ve
raised $1.2 million to date, and their
10-person team has already signed on to work
with 500 startups.
A place where
people can shop for high-end, cheap, and
secondhand sunglasses. The startup’s
founders are a pair of optics industry
veterans with an idea for a pair of
industry-focused sunglasses, and a desire to
sell them directly to consumers.
A platform that
helps workers find jobs and employers find
workers.
It’s a “smart”
alarm clock that can only be used once, so
it only has to wake up once. The company
also has a “smart” alarm clock that can only
be used once, but it also has a mute button.
The company also has another alarm clock
that can be used instead.
A startup that
helps brands and developers build mobile
video games. Their platform easily
integrates with existing games and offers a
suite of tools for onboarding, publishing,
and monetizing.
A tool for
building personalized career/life plans,
with a focus on the intersection of business
and spirituality.
A company that
helps people record and share their medical
stories for future doctors to review by
using a social network.
A company that
helps you find the best restaurants in your
city
A startup that
wants to create a new class of companies
that can run their own data centers as a
service.
A social network
for financial advisors, aimed to help them
find new clients and provide timely advice.
A startup that
collects data on the world’s grains to help
companies monitor and improve
sustainability.
A tool helping
people make an audio track of their life,
from a single instrument, so they can share
that with their friends and family.
A company
building a product that allows customers to
access their own data, such as credit
scores, on the backend and make changes,
such as whether to add a new credit card or
request a raise, without having to get in
touch with a provider.
A tool that
allows you to create and manage your own
variety of financial instruments. Think of
it as a Pinterest and Facebook for financial
funds, with a focus on helping people raise
money from friends and family.
A startup to
help users find the best docs, products, and
services to meet their needs. It’s a tool
for sales and marketing teams to help them
make the most of their marketing dollars.
This startup is
building a machine learning API and API
management software to help developers and
enterprise teams manage API access and API
security.
A professional
recruitment platform for people who want to
work from home. The startup is currently in
YC, but is still raising funds.
This startup
builds an app to help you find a
high-quality hotel when you’re traveling.
The company wants to help people find the
best hotel for their needs.
A company that
sells handcrafted greeting cards in a
variety of designs and styles. The startup
is one of the few that has the ability to
make all of its designs from scratch, and
its founders say that it has a very loyal
customer base.
A healthcare
platform that rewards doctors for helping
patients and generating revenue for the
practice.
A startup that
an online marketplace for VR powered by
blockchain to reduce the transaction cost
A startup that
allows companies to deliver a customer
service experience that is both efficient
and personable. The startup is a spinoff of
a company called Customer.io, where the
founders had to implement a customer service
software for a customer support company.
This company
wants to help small businesses, independent
contractors, and freelancers manage their
taxes.
An on-demand
delivery service for grocery orders in
India. The startup is looking to disrupt the
supermarket model in the country by
providing a delivery service for online
grocery orders.
A startup that
tries to make sense of the wisdom of the
crowds to help people make their decisions
A platform that
helps people buy and sell single family
homes. Currently focused on the UK. The
company is using a combination of software
and crowdsourced data to help buyers make
smarter decisions.
A startup that
sells a $10 device for managing your
finances.
A member-driven
credit union that allows members to invest
their money in peer-to-peer lending. The
startup raised an $8 million round in April
2019, and plans to roll out to the UK and
Germany in 2020, as well as other countries.
A startup that
sells books about how to perform artsy
activities
A company that
wants to get people into yoga while helping
them get more flexible.
A startup that
helps business send out invoices, collect
payments, and generally manage a business’s
finances.
A startup that
helps build and nurture websites or mobile
apps
A digital
marketing platform that helps B2B companies
reach out to individual clients
This startup
aims to help employees manage their work
product by helping them find the right
people to collaborate with, manage projects,
and get paid.
A tool for
helping business owners find the right
headhunter to fill a position.
A startup that’s
trying to build a new kind of HR software
that can help replace the old-school HR
role. It is hiring in the US
The startup is
building an API for retailers to offer their
customers the ability to pay for their
purchases with their smartphone.
A platform that
helps those with a low income access energy
efficiency services.
A mobile loyalty
program on the city’s streetcars. Citymapper
has a small but active mobile app for iPhone
and Android devices that is a map of the
subway and bus system in London. The company
is also building a loyalty program that
rewards users for using it.
A tool that
helps you keep track of the book you read,
and which you can then automatically give to
a friend.
While we can’t
currently tell you which companies are the
most successful, we
A SaaS platform
that helps businesses adopt, and deliver,
digital products. It aims to help companies
accelerate their digital transformation
while making it easier to adopt and operate
new technology.
A company that
helps manufacturers get their products to
market faster. The company uses automated
tooling facilities to produce prototypes.
A startup that
helps recruiters connect with the right
candidates through a database of engineering
graduates, with a twist: the startup’s
algorithm finds the best fit for each job,
rather than the recruiter. It’s still in
stealth mode
A company that
works with food producers to “transform
activities that might otherwise be wasteful”
A startup that
runs on phones and apps where users can
connect with local businesses directly.
In the last
year, we’ve seen the creation of several new
VC-backed startups, many of which we expect
to grow into companies worth $50 million or
more in the next year. (A few are already
there.) Here’s a look at some of the most
promising:
A digital
assistant for the elderly, designed to
better help older adults live life and
become more independent. The startup wants
to integrate a concierge service with a
robotic companion.
A startup that
creates a directory of people who are
trained to do repair work on a variety of
things like plumbing, electrical wiring, and
AC work
A contract-based
service that helps small businesses run more
smoothly. It’s originally a tool for
restaurants, but is now a general-purpose HR
tool that helps handle all of an employee’s
needs, from payroll to benefits to taxes.
A platform that
allows people to choose the best time of day
to start a workout, with a built-in coach to
guide them through their workout session.
A company
creating a consumer credit score, charging a
monthly fee to help you get a better credit
score.
A tool that
helps people collaborate and streamline the
creation of digital content.
A startup that
uses AI and an artificial brain to analyze
and predict what new products should be in
the marketplace.
A startup that
helps companies manage and track the money
spent on their branded conference rooms at
hotels.
A B2B company
that helps employers automate holiday
giving.
A platform for
agencies to manage and price out projects.
This startup
wants to use machine learning and
cryptocurrency to make “recommendations”
based on what you might want to listen to.
The startup
wants to give you a way to track your health
records, like a Fitbit or Apple Watch.
A startup that
allows you to search the internet for photos
of your favorite band, and allows you to
“unlock” the images with a code.
An “Ask-a-Vet”
app that directs users to the nearest vet,
and is backed by PetMed Express, a pet
supply retailer.
A tool that
turns your Dropbox account into a
A complex,
distributed system that turns your phone
number into a digital identity. It aims to
provide a digital identity for every person
on the planet, allowing them to access
online services.
A product that
helps people save on bills by switching to
the cheapest energy provider in their area.
A startup that
allows users to track their digital assets
and take measures to protect their
intellectual property.
A company that
aims to help companies track spending for
every product they ship and identify
opportunities to reduce costs.
A new wireless
charging platform that uses electromagnetic
induction to charge devices with a wireless
charger.
A startup that
helps restaurants, caterers, and event
planners book their events online. The
startup wants to make it easier for event
planners to get the most booked events.
A tool for
home-sharing platforms to manage the ratings
and reviews that the hosts of their listings
get from the renters.
A software
company that helps automate internal
databases, including CRM data and other
company data.
A company that
helps people sell their private assets or
their company's shares.
A SaaS
accounting service focused on small
businesses. It’s powered by Intuit’s
QuickBooks enterprise software.
A startup to
help people make good financial decisions by
presenting them with an income forecast for
every month of a job and helping them see
how much they need to save for retirement.
A tool for
talent acquisition, like LinkedIn, but for
startups. Covers things like scheduling,
calendar management, etc. and helps startups
keep track of their own employees.
Helping
merchants automate their marketing. They use
machine learning to create triggers for
email campaigns, customer retention, and
sales.
A B2B service
that helps companies manage and track their
B2B invoices.
The company
wants to help small businesses sell stuff
online via a DIY marketplace.
An idea to
transform the world’s traditional volunteer
work into a more efficient, tech-savvy
model.
A platform that
allows people to take online surveys.
A startup to
help companies manage the data they collect
in their stores, for example, that can be
used to help them find new products or make
marketing plans.
A tool that
enables users to compare and request quotes
from insurance companies without leaving
their current application. The startup is in
an early stage of its funding.
A platform that
helps companies organize their email, Slack,
and other messaging systems. The startup’s
founders say it can save companies 5% to 30%
on their monthly email costs, and that it’s
used by companies like MercadoLibre, Zappos,
and Expedia.
A new,
open-source way to build rockets.
A company that
helps media brands find and promote content
creators on social media, as well as
offering a suite of services to content
creators. Currently has 1,000 users.
A free service
that hosts a micro-website by your email
address, with an easy-to-use interface that
can be used to share anything from links to
photos to a whole website.
An iOS app that
lets you get a ride with a stranger to get
to work, without you having to pay for the
ride.
A startup
building a peer-to-peer marketplace that
connects people and cars. The startup is
building an app that connects those two,
with features like showing the most recent
model car available and storing cars in a
secure database.
This startup
wants to use blockchain to help people get
free school supplies, food, and health care.
A startup that
helps small businesses manage their supply
chains. The app helps small businesses
connect with their vendors, track orders,
and automate the payment process.
A market
research startup that conducts surveys
online, filling in the gaps in businesses’
own research to help them make more informed
decisions.
A startup that
helps companies with analytics on their
customer acquisition costs, and then
recommend how much cash they should spend.
A startup that’s
building a delivery app for small
businesses. The company says it can save
small retailers “up to 50% in time and
money”.
A company that
helps doctors stay on top of their patients’
health records and scheduling
FinTech startup
that allows people to send payments via text
message.
An online
platform for peer-to-peer lending in India.
The startup serves community microlenders in
India that are looking to lend out smaller
amounts of money to people in need.
A startup that’s
building a database of bikeways and trails
for cities
A startup that
wants to help customers in India manage
their money in a single app. The startup’s
goal is to create an Indian version of a
Venmo-like app, but specifically for Indian
users.
A way to manage
your child’s homework, with a feature for
tracking progress, formative feedback, and a
way to customize lessons for individual
kids.
A startup
platform for managing and sharing biological
samples. The startup takes samples from
patients, runs them through a machine that
identifies what is in the sample, and then
uses that information to help doctors
diagnose their own patients.
A startup that
helps your home become an office. The
startup offers a set of tools to manage and
organize tasks, like setting reminders and
adding action items to an ongoing project.
A startup that
offers unique white label savings, that lets
users use a single card for all their
purchases and save them money. The company
says it has $15 million in annual recurring
revenue.
A company that
tries to make the world's best artificial
intelligence-powered chatbot.
A new way to
find a doctor, through a website that
matches patients and doctors based on their
preferences. For instance, if you want a
doctor who’s available on nights and
weekends, then you can search by location
and hours in advance.
A startup that
allows you to capture and share your notes
and thoughts on the web.
A startup that
allows you to use your phone as a virtual
assistant. It works with Siri, and allows
you to ask questions and get answers (“How
tall is Beyonce”)
A way to help
people share and sell their assets, from
furniture to cars, with a dedicated app.
A startup that’s
trying to figure out how to make chatbots
work for people. So far, it’s been tested as
a Skype chatbot that helps you schedule a
doctor’s appointment.
One of the top
names in the market for payments app
developers is now building a payments
platform for the internet of things.
A chatbot that
helps parents save money by helping them
negotiate deals with companies
A startup that’s
building real estate tools for tour
operators and hotels. The company is a
spin-off of a similar service called AirBnB,
and says the average hotel makes $500 a year
on each room they manage.
A platform to
help companies manage and collaborate on
their travel and expense accounts.
An on-demand,
on-the-go, and on-the-nose resource for
Pittsburgh families interested in buying a
home in their city.
A company that
helps startups in the consumer internet
space build a subscription business model.
A virtual
assistant that lets you ask your phone
questions and get answers without having to
look at the phone or type on the keyboard.
A free
cloud-based accounting software for small
businesses. The startup is looking to be a
streamlined accounting system for the small
business owner.
A personal
development and productivity tool that helps
you organize your day and tasks into a
visual timeline.
A startup that
provides a way to buy and sell tickets to
concerts and sporting events. The company
plans on expanding its ticket site to
include more than just music in the future.
A ride-hailing
and logistics company that helps farmers and
farmers markets sell and deliver fresh food
and other goods to customers.
A startup that
allows people to set up “virtual” job
interviews. The startup is currently in
stealth mode and won’t be going public.
A SaaS tool for
finding and booking open-ended, immersive
style tours in any city. The startup also
offers a booking platform for short-term
travelers and an app that lets you book
tours in advance.
Idea: A
scheduling app for hair salons, meant to
streamline the process of booking
appointments and also to provide a better
customer experience by allowing customers to
book their appointments directly through the
app
A health
insurance company that covers “no-care”
expenses for patients with chronic illness.
Keeps health premiums low by covering
expenses like dental and vision, with a
background check.
A wearable that
tracks your sleep and lets you know when
it’s time for a nap.
A smartphone app
for finding other people to share a ride in
an UberPool or Lyft Line.
In the past
year, the startup has funded a bunch of
startups, including the one above, and has
been the largest VC in Philadelphia since
coming to the city in 2014.
A bot that can
automate the process of selling products on
Craigslist, on Craigslist, and on other
sites where it can be sold. The product is
geared towards online retailers.
A platform that
allows users to host their own events
online, using a mix of location-based
technology to lure attendees and social
media to attract attendees.
A new way to
watch movies online. Using a tool called
Puma, viewers can quickly find a movie and
watch it with the option to purchase it for
a fixed price.
This table
summarizes the news stories from each of
these companies that have been covered by
nationally syndicated outlets.
A web-based
platform that provides users with a way to
digitally record and collect feedback from
their customers.
This L.A.-based
startup is building a solution that connects
“millennials” with their favorite brands and
stores.
The founder of
this startup grew up in a remote village in
India and remembers a time when he was able
to get a computer for the family and a year
later they were able to get the internet.
The founder realized the internet had
brought a lot of connectivity to the
country, but the next step was to bring
connectivity to the millions of people who
still didn’t have it. That’s what led him to
start Jana, a startup that aims to give 1.5
billion people in India access to the
internet.
A tool to help
people in India manage their bank accounts.
A startup for
cosmetics, where people can list and manage
their inventory.
The startup aims
to sell a $2,500 piece of hardware accessory
to install in a car, which allows users to
remotely control the vehicle while they’re
not in it.
A mobile app
where people can donate money to artists or
bands that they like. The startup is working
with artists like N.E.R.D., KATY PERRY, and
SEX AND THE CITY.
A platform that
helps people easily sell used furniture,
household goods, and other items.
A data platform
for farmers, allowing them to track their
produce, bring in international buyers, and
sell their produce in bulk. The company
wants to help farmers increase their
earnings by 3X.
A startup that
makes it easier for small business owners to
get insurance without actually having to do
any work.
A
"B2B" platform for small
businesses to connect with other businesses
for materials, services, or funding.
A platform that
helps first-time homebuyers finance their
first home.
A product that
allows people to share their ideas with the
world, giving the idea a vote of confidence
and possibly even funding.
A startup that
provides a service for professionals to post
their resumes so that recruiters can find
them
A platform that
helps users create and buy custom stories
for their businesses, letting them build
custom landing pages, sales pages, blog
posts, and e-books.
A startup that
tracks the data that can be used to predict
future events based on historical data. The
startups founders say they have already
proven the accuracy of the Georgia Tool
Company’s algorithm that predicts
earthquakes by looking at past earthquake
data.
The company is a
platform that provides a ‘mobile-first’
shopping experience. The startup wants to
become a one-stop shop for all shopping
needs.
The founders say
that their product is “the best place to get
the news, weather, and video you want.”
Idea: A software
company that wants to build a platform for
creating digital products that feels like
you’re building in the real world.
A digital
platform that helps companies with
everything from marketing to sales, with a
view to helping it evolve into a
full-service marketing agency.
A B2B company
that helps companies take their on-demand
services to the next level. It’s a service
that helps companies plan, design, and build
the services for their business.
A company that
is looking to use machine learning and
artificial intelligence to help find and
track down the most efficient way to route
personal loans for customers.
A startup that
helps long-distance runners “train like an
athlete.”
A startup that
provides a service to help people with
Alzheimer’s, dementia or other memory loss
problems
A device that
can be attached to a bicycle seat post to
help bikers and runners track their stats.
A company that
runs an on-demand concierge service that
provides products, services and tips to
people.
A company that
helps create automated tests for software
developers. The company wants to make it
easier for developers to write tests for
their code without having to write the tests
themselves.
A student loan
refinancing startup that helps students pay
off their loans before they graduate.
A startup that
aims to create a “virtual reality digital
assistant” that enables the AI to learn how
to answer questions and converse with users.
A startup that
aims to make a service for college students
that helps them find and pay for housing,
then pay it off through a loan.
A software
company that wants to make it easier for
companies to manage their expenses. The
company currently has a deal with a large
insurance company.
Idea: A startup
that’s building an app to help students make
their resumes more attractive to employers.
A company that
makes it easy for brands to build and launch
their own social media accounts, for free.
They charge brands for the pages they create
rather than charging a fixed subscription
fee.
An IoT service
that helps hospitals track and monitor
patient care across different departments.
Idea: A mobile
app trying to solve the ‘rejection’ problem
that young students face when applying for
jobs and internships A person can apply for
jobs via the app and be notified if they’re
not qualified, but it’s aimed at helping
young people get over the shame of being
rejected
A startup that
provides an API for running security tests
on git repositories.
A startup that
helps you organize your finances by category
and by type, and then makes it easy for you
to see what you owe, who you owe, and where
you owe.
A platform that
helps you share and curate content from
multiple publishers in real time. The
startup's main goal is to help publishers
and brands sell more stuff.
A tool that
allows a team of people to quickly design a
simple website from a master template.
A software
company that helps ensure that buyers get
what they need and have a good experience
when buying a car.
A tool that
helps insurance companies manage their
claims. The startup is aiming to help
insurers save money on manual processing and
offer better customer service.
A way to buy and
sell tickets for local events, like movie
nights and concerts.
A way to share
and store health-related data, accessible
via an app, so people can both contribute
and access it.
A startup that
helps people with disabilities and elderly
parents to keep track of their finances via
an app that can be used on any phone.
Eterna is a
company that wants to bring music to your
fingertips, by putting songs on your phone.
A cashless
system for secure payments
A startup for
tracking your home energy efficiency for
free.
An Uber-like app
that helps people find reliable childcare.
The startup is based in San Francisco and
already has hundreds of parents on its
waitlist.
A startup that
hires and trains drivers to deliver
groceries and other items within a 20-minute
window.
This startup is
building a system that’ll help healthcare
providers in the US better manage their
billing and patient records.
A personal
finance management app for managing credit
scores, debt and budgeting.
A platform that
allows people to test out and share their
own designs, called Viva Labs. The startup
calls it “Uber for manufacturing” and is
already helping people test their ideas out
at the Maker Fair in New York City.
A platform that
allows people to sell their old cellphones,
tablets, laptops, and other electronic
devices online.
A company that
wants to help members of the LGBTQ community
and other minorities get affordable health
insurance. HealthForceOne has been in the
market for almost a year, with a client list
that includes the New York City Department
of Health and the LGBT Center.
A mobile app
that helps people find top-rated doctors or
clinics that treat a specific illness or
illness category (type 2 diabetes, back
pain, etc.)
A company that’s
building software for restaurants that helps
them manage their menus, guest lists and
food orders.
A platform to
help users and businesses build and share
digital products with a team of developers,
designers, and marketers.
A
blockchain-based real estate rental
platform.
A digital
marketplace for real estate agents to find
and manage listings
A tool for
building documents for large companies and
helping the process run smoothly.
A platform that
lets customers easily book appointments with
a service provider. The startup’s clients
include Airbnb, Lyft, Uber and Seamless.
A distributed
computing platform that helps businesses
automate tasks they do every day.
A new startup
that aims to modernize the payments industry
for businesses, making it faster, cheaper,
and more secure.
A
consumer-facing platform that enables
publishers to curate content for users with
the goal of increasing interaction with
content and driving more revenue for
publishers.
A platform that
helps ad agencies, marketers, and agencies
reach people across multiple channels based
on their interests, without having to find
their personal email addresses.
A platform that
allows customers to buy a specific film or
lens and have it shipped directly to their
door.
A startup that
uses AI to help companies discover and track
down missing packages.
SaaS for small
businesses to better track and understand
all their expenses, like shipping,
insurance, and taxes.
A team
management app for the engineering and
design teams at a SaaS company.
In October 2017,
AdExchanger ranked them as the #7 ad tech
company to watch, and as of February 2018,
they were ranked as one of the top 50 ad
tech companies. In July 2017, they won the
Red Herring Europe Award in the Enterprise
Solutions category.
A platform that
sells data to insurers. They want to act as
a middleman between the insurance industry
and the data they use to calculate risk, and
they want to do it in a way that’s
transparent and easy to understand.
A startup that
wants to build a platform that lets people
buy and sell debt on the blockchain.
A “Find Your
Friend” app that lets people find each
other.
A way to manage
various third party APIs and mobile SDKs
within an app. The company wants to make it
easier for app developers to build and
manage services on an app, particularly when
they are building mobile apps.
A platform for
recruiting external developers and
designers, with a focus on turning work out
quickly without the time and costs of
traditional recruiting processes.
A startup that
helps nonprofits build a social media
strategy for their causes
A platform for
companies to create, manage and track
software development jobs, with a free
software development life cycle.
A B2B company
that helps companies take credit card
payments from anywhere, from anywhere.
A productivity
tool that allows anyone to create a personal
dashboard of data. The startup wants to help
its users track metrics across a variety of
areas like energy consumption, sleep, and
mood.
A hand-held
device that makes it easy to take photos
from your phone and transfer them to your
computer.
A digital music
store focusing on independent artists. The
startup has signed up about 300 independent
musicians to date, most of which are making
money through streaming services.
A “social
portfolio” that helps investors make more
informed decisions about their investments
A company that
makes using real estate listings data more
accessible to the public.
A company that
helps companies use the power of their
social networks to promote their offerings
online. They say they are the second largest
influencer marketing agency in the industry,
with clients like Dove and Nestle.
A DIY platform
for home repairs, from painting to drywall
installation to building a deck. The company
wants to make it as simple as possible to
have something built and out the door.